This poll has made me re-evaluate my allegiance to NB. Here I was thinking I'm surrounded by a bunch of hip Gen-Xers, only to figure out most of you schedule your NB postings around your Metamucil intake. Let me ask for a show of hands as to how many of you have one of these.
Of course I kid, but I guess all the Gilded Age jokes make sense now.
On a techincal note, if the 'nav' was on the left instead of the right, in IE7 the text could be 'zoomed' to suit the reader (as fast as a click of the mouse or stroke of keyboard 'ctrl +/ctrl -'). But with a 'right nav' some of the non-boxed text (e.g. the Diaries' text) becomes hidden.
I'd kind of forgotten all about the "poll" questions here...they're kind of silly and fun all at the same time.
Gotta say....this site has improved substantially from a technical standpoint. And the commentary, and links, are sublime. I truly enjoy the insights and references I find here by my fellow posters.
A new membership ought to come with a warning though...extremely addictive.
If you live in Palm Beach, you probably can't handle ballot, butterfly or not. That's why they need to vote so often -- trying to get one of them "correct".
Someone. Older than me. Said that there was a point in life when you're old enough to say what you think. And dress as you funny as you wish. Or wear funny hats etc. You earned that right.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
Someone. Older than me. Said that there was a point in life when you're old enough to say what you think. And dress as you funny as you wish.
Someone said much the same to me (about the dressing weirdly part, actually), once upon a time, only it was about being rich enough....and this person was being totally sincere about it. You'd all recognize this person's name. It was so funny.
I'm forty-seven, and I check this site first, er, second......after Drudge. But I only check Drudge to get a feel for 'what's happenin' now'. I look forward to the intelligent and insightful posts here at NB immediately afterwards. You guys never fail to inform, excite, humor, or scare me every single day. Thanks for everyone who posts here, and NB for the good articles included here.
I can put it in terms of Ted Stevens' professional-politician career, since that particular monstrosity far-exceeds your lifetime. By age 25, I knew who Ted Stevens was, and I knew Ted was a very big spender. A couple of decades+ later, yesterday's "he's gone" celebration finally-happened. I can't wait to drive south & party with Miami's Cubans when Fidel finally croaks, come to think of it, for many of the same reasons. It's fun for some people like me when big government takes a loss, and the 25 year old me would certainly agree, if I could return him from the mid '80s. Of course, he'd also be equal parts shocked & disgusted with both Ted's & Fidel's longevity in office if we let him in on the date! And for the record, much like Michael Vick, Senator Stevens is technically "innocent until proven guilty," even if there's a pretty high snicker-factor in both cases when I say that...
JMR
Well, that's up to the AK voters to make him "gone", isn't it?
Considering what they did last year to an unpopular governor in the primaries, that shouldn't be so hard.
(We can talk day and night about Sen. Stevens and him being The Devil if you wish, but if their names aren't Cornyn and Hutchison, there ain't much this voter can do.)
Yes, and since I've berated the Editor's Picks here, I'd have to be honest and say that today's pick of the WaPo politics-blog is quite good, and the reader comments are IMO (mostly) worth reading. Readers posting from Alaska seemed to be in the same "throw the rascals out" mood those beautiful Georgia special election voters were in a week or so ago. 66% of Alaskans are even against the Bridge to Nowhere! :)
JMR
You are going to infect every thread with your rantings aren't you? Even the silly happy poll threads. You have serious issues. Do they not have prostitution where you are from? Go get laid, or something. Order up some good porno or something. Light up a doob and go "scream legalize it" with your buds. For Nirvana's sake! (No NOT the sh*tty band)
I've treated the spender defenders with exactly the respect they deserve. Tough. If they'd/you'd resort back to actual arguments, so will I, but this thread illustrates the mutual disrespect. I can handle it if you don't like me, but plenty of folks do, so tough luck. Maybe y'all should emulate Reagan, as I've said, instead of whining??
JMR
Well, tough guy, you are managing to alienate more than a few people here who generally agree with you. I am one of them. I usually am on your side and agree with you more often than not, but, quite frankly, you have become such a boorish ass lately, who constantly throws "I told you so" and "in your face" lines and references in most every post.
Perhaps, in a way, you are a microcosm of the Libertarian Party: you never shut up and you act like a childish, selfish prick to everybody.
I guess you'd prefer it if I accepted crapola like "why I hate libertarians" in the editor's picks, but that, believe it or not, managed to alienate me, ok? If you don't like it, tough guy, that's tough. Stevens career end day was not a day to mess with me defending whines about libertarians, as you found out the hard way...I stand by all my words, and Reagan's.
JMR
You still don't get it. What a shock. You must have your "reality cloaking device" full-engaged.
You are pathetic Sarc. Somehow Stevens still gets brought up, as if people around here like me are defending the scumbag (check out the Shrub Report for yesterday for proof). It has nothing to do with the conversation, yet you still have bring it up. I am shocked you did not mention gold or Ron Paul in your post!
Who gives a rat's ass how "tough" you are, how strongly you can thump your chest and tell the world how much smarter you are than they? Look at me! Look at me! I am exercising my first amendment rights! I'm a big boy! Wee!
You make Libertarians look like idiots. You have become the Libertarian Tumbler.
This is the first time that I can remember being in the majority of anything! I usually avoid/abhor such a ranking.
But being in the majority in here is an honor because I know the caliber of my peers.
And regarding being "a certain age", a wise man (my spouse) once said: "Life is too short to eat food you don't like." and I'd have to add that life is too short to put up with idiots or morons and that's why I have so much fun in here. I am old enough to know what I like and what I despise and lookee here! This is where I count in the majority.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Another interesting NB survey might be, "At what age do you think that you absorbed/decided-on most of your current political views, and why?" My guess would be that it happens to many people at quite an early age.
JMR
My views come from the first time I got to vote in a presidential election. That was 1984 and I actually did research (without the internet, obviously). Myself and forty-nine states got it right that year.
Interesting. My political awakening moment, if there was a single one, was a live TV viewing as a kid of Nixon's "I am not a crook" speech followed by a bunch of state & local Florida Democrat-corruption scandals in my local newspaper, but I wasn't able to vote for years.
JMR
I believe my parents shielded me from news about what went on in the 70's. I have absolutely no memory of knowing anything about Nixon or the Vietnam war during that time.
My current political views are actually a result of my upbringing. I was raised in the mission field (East Africa) until I was 21, so was totally removed from anything political but I was raised by conservative Christians who taught me the value of having values and sticking to them. And recognizing them in others.
I also had the privelege of having a very cynical and sarcastic father. Consequently I have a life-long appreciation of the more curmudgeonly types which tend to be more in the conservative ranks.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Helen you win the daily prize for using the word curmudgeonly in a sentence!
As for where my conservative leanings came from I'd suspect it was the year I lived with my maternal grandparents. Hanging with those greatest generation types makes you appreciate America. I remember in 1988 watching the election coverage and rooting for Bush over Dukakis like it was the superbowl. Not to brag...but I was 10, so yeah...I'm a poli-geek.
You can't save the Earth unless You're willing to make other people sacrifice. Dogbert the Green Consultant summing up the elite left.
I took my mom to the Antiques Roadshow in June. It was soooooo much fun. If any of our fellow posters here have the opportunity to get tickets and go to the AR.....do it! It was a blast.
Our stuff was basically "worthless"....except for the one thing we brought as a filler....a nice round grand was the estimate.
But we had a blast in line, the people were delightful, the event was extremely well organized, you see all of the "regular" appraisers.
Interesting poll and it does shed some light on participants at NB. One thing that might have made it more interesting would have been to set the age categories by generation (though not necessarily named). In this case the options would be roughly: 0-23, 24-43, 44-62, 63-82+. My guess is that around 90% would fall into the middle two categories w/ ~30% 24-43 and ~60% 44-62.
Good idea, but I'd go even further. Presumably, there's no limit to the number of options they'd have, so we could go up by 5 year increments instead, and get an even finer unscientific measurement!
JMR
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Comments Policy
The Reason for the Age vote is???
July 31, 2007 - 17:30 ET by ThisnThatSo, are you going to automatically adjust the font size if the age demographic shows it might be necessary????
TnT... ROFL.... Good
July 31, 2007 - 18:21 ET by bigtimerTnT...
ROFL....
Good question Matthew..what the heck happened with the font size?
Just curious....
Us old farts need at
July 31, 2007 - 18:59 ET by dscottUs old farts need at least a 12 to read, 14 would be better.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane"
All I can say is "thank God
July 31, 2007 - 19:01 ET by sarcasmoAll I can say is "thank God for 'Apple-plus'!" :)
JMR
Font size
July 31, 2007 - 21:53 ET by ChaitealoverCTRL+ make the font larger, at least in my Firefox browser. Something this nearsighted old lady needs ;o)
:]²
July 31, 2007 - 22:12 ET by BondPlainBondLearned something new! Thanks! Wow! Now I'll enjoy Firefox even more.
Having a magnifier with
July 31, 2007 - 21:58 ET by danboHaving a magnifier with your mouse also helps. (For really small print.)
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
Us old farts need at least a 12 to read, 14 would be better.
August 1, 2007 - 10:10 ET by drillanwrLMAO!!! I thought I was the only one!!!
This poll has made me
August 1, 2007 - 23:10 ET by mulerider24This poll has made me re-evaluate my allegiance to NB. Here I was thinking I'm surrounded by a bunch of hip Gen-Xers, only to figure out most of you schedule your NB postings around your Metamucil intake. Let me ask for a show of hands as to how many of you have one of these.
Of course I kid, but I guess all the Gilded Age jokes make sense now.
Mind your elders young
August 2, 2007 - 10:26 ET by dscottMind your elders young wipper snapper!
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. Marcus Aurelius
I guess you're expecting me
August 2, 2007 - 13:52 ET by mulerider24I guess you're expecting me to stay off your lawn too.
Only if you are not pushing
August 2, 2007 - 14:28 ET by dscottOnly if you are not pushing the mower.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. Marcus Aurelius
On a techincal note, if the
August 1, 2007 - 13:16 ET by Ten7sOn a techincal note, if the 'nav' was on the left instead of the right, in IE7 the text could be 'zoomed' to suit the reader (as fast as a click of the mouse or stroke of keyboard 'ctrl +/ctrl -'). But with a 'right nav' some of the non-boxed text (e.g. the Diaries' text) becomes hidden.
Nice break on the
July 31, 2007 - 19:10 ET by BlondeNice break on the categories for this poll.
I'd kind of forgotten all about the "poll" questions here...they're kind of silly and fun all at the same time.
Gotta say....this site has improved substantially from a technical standpoint. And the commentary, and links, are sublime. I truly enjoy the insights and references I find here by my fellow posters.
A new membership ought to come with a warning though...extremely addictive.
LOL B... I wonder where
July 31, 2007 - 19:16 ET by bigtimerLOL B...
I wonder where you ever got that last line from?
ROFLMAO!
Glad to see you are leading the way here for all our new-comers.
I wasn't aware you'd
July 31, 2007 - 20:17 ET by BlondeI wasn't aware you'd patented the word.
Whatever....no harm no foul.
I just really liked Matt's "break" on the age groups....an interesting, and reader friendly (here) take on things.
BTW, who are these younger than 18's? Krystin, but how much fun is it to have baby conserves here?
I agree...No harm no
July 31, 2007 - 20:23 ET by bigtimerI agree...No harm no foul.
As they say...
Imitation is the sincerest from of flattery...
Thanks B....love ya gal!
No you don't. No prob,
July 31, 2007 - 20:34 ET by BlondeNo you don't.
No prob, tho. If it makes you feel better. So be it. :P
"...how much fun is it to
August 1, 2007 - 07:12 ET by HelenS"...how much fun is it to have baby conserves here?"
I totally agree! I was very impressed to see that we have some. Those are kids I can admire and enjoy.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
of course the libs keep
August 2, 2007 - 13:58 ET by TruthMongerof course the libs keep aborting their kids - not very smart:(
Whoever that guy over 75 is
July 31, 2007 - 20:10 ET by dervishWhoever that guy over 75 is -- you rock!
derv... Hear! Hear!
July 31, 2007 - 20:13 ET by bigtimerderv...
Hear! Hear!
Whoever he is, he's got a
July 31, 2007 - 22:12 ET by dervishWhoever he is, he's got a buddy now. Prosit!
Need confirmation
August 1, 2007 - 05:39 ET by ThisnThatOver 75? Maybe. Maybe not. Could be the font size is so small he couldn't see what he was voting for. Just a thought....
Are you implying he/she
August 1, 2007 - 06:48 ET by danboAre you implying he/she lives in Palm Beach and can't handle a butterfly ballot?
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
ballots
August 1, 2007 - 08:17 ET by ThisnThatIf you live in Palm Beach, you probably can't handle ballot, butterfly or not. That's why they need to vote so often -- trying to get one of them "correct".
I had to check the 3rd
July 31, 2007 - 21:46 ET by Clear thinkerI had to check the 3rd option because I'm such an honest person, but I look more like 29.
;-)
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I'm a dirty old geezer. And
July 31, 2007 - 21:50 ET by danboI'm a dirty old geezer. And look it.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
Dirty? Old? Or
July 31, 2007 - 21:58 ET by Clear thinkerDirty? Old? Or geezer?
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All three. And proud of
July 31, 2007 - 22:06 ET by danboAll three. And proud of it.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
danbo...You sound a lot
July 31, 2007 - 22:08 ET by bigtimerdanbo...
You sound a lot like my other half...
...LOL!...
<edit> that was a compliment btw... ;)
Someone. Older than me.
July 31, 2007 - 22:26 ET by danboSomeone. Older than me. Said that there was a point in life when you're old enough to say what you think. And dress as you funny as you wish. Or wear funny hats etc. You earned that right.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
That someone was right. I
July 31, 2007 - 22:31 ET by bigtimerThat someone was right.
I sincerely mean that too.
Funny, dan. Someone.
August 1, 2007 - 18:45 ET by BlondeFunny, dan.
Someone. Older than me. Said that there was a point in life when you're old enough to say what you think. And dress as you funny as you wish.
Someone said much the same to me (about the dressing weirdly part, actually), once upon a time, only it was about being rich enough....and this person was being totally sincere about it. You'd all recognize this person's name. It was so funny.
The rich truly are different than we are.
}}}----> NB Demographics
July 31, 2007 - 23:01 ET by Cool ArrowIt's a clever targeted advertising ploy by NB.
I just got hit with a Geritol ad
Age is nothing but a number
July 31, 2007 - 23:03 ET by Scout FinchI'm forty-seven, and I check this site first, er, second......after Drudge. But I only check Drudge to get a feel for 'what's happenin' now'. I look forward to the intelligent and insightful posts here at NB immediately afterwards. You guys never fail to inform, excite, humor, or scare me every single day. Thanks for everyone who posts here, and NB for the good articles included here.
Every day includes coffee, shower, and NB.
RE CARTOON of First GLBTG candidate
August 1, 2007 - 00:20 ET by profitsbeardWhat about B.J. Clinton's cleavage?
Shouldn't his tongue cleave to the roof of his mouth for his verbal flim-flams and fatuous flatulence?
It's obvious...
August 1, 2007 - 04:46 ET by goldenthroatBaby boomers rule!
"Yeah, that's the ticket!" - Tommy Flanagan
So, how old is everybody here? I'm 25
August 1, 2007 - 06:11 ET by Six String SpiffI know how old some people are here, but there are a few people whom I would like to enquire...
What the MSSM doesn't report can kill you.
I can put it in terms of Ted
August 1, 2007 - 06:22 ET by sarcasmoI can put it in terms of Ted Stevens' professional-politician career, since that particular monstrosity far-exceeds your lifetime. By age 25, I knew who Ted Stevens was, and I knew Ted was a very big spender. A couple of decades+ later, yesterday's "he's gone" celebration finally-happened. I can't wait to drive south & party with Miami's Cubans when Fidel finally croaks, come to think of it, for many of the same reasons. It's fun for some people like me when big government takes a loss, and the 25 year old me would certainly agree, if I could return him from the mid '80s. Of course, he'd also be equal parts shocked & disgusted with both Ted's & Fidel's longevity in office if we let him in on the date! And for the record, much like Michael Vick, Senator Stevens is technically "innocent until proven guilty," even if there's a pretty high snicker-factor in both cases when I say that...
JMR
On AK
August 1, 2007 - 07:02 ET by UnsaneWell, that's up to the AK voters to make him "gone", isn't it?
Considering what they did last year to an unpopular governor in the primaries, that shouldn't be so hard.
(We can talk day and night about Sen. Stevens and him being The Devil if you wish, but if their names aren't Cornyn and Hutchison, there ain't much this voter can do.)
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Yes, and since I've berated
August 1, 2007 - 07:20 ET by sarcasmoYes, and since I've berated the Editor's Picks here, I'd have to be honest and say that today's pick of the WaPo politics-blog is quite good, and the reader comments are IMO (mostly) worth reading. Readers posting from Alaska seemed to be in the same "throw the rascals out" mood those beautiful Georgia special election voters were in a week or so ago. 66% of Alaskans are even against the Bridge to Nowhere! :)
JMR
Getting back to the point... AGAIN
August 1, 2007 - 07:28 ET by Six String SpiffYou are going to infect every thread with your rantings aren't you? Even the silly happy poll threads. You have serious issues. Do they not have prostitution where you are from? Go get laid, or something. Order up some good porno or something. Light up a doob and go "scream legalize it" with your buds. For Nirvana's sake! (No NOT the sh*tty band)
What the MSSM doesn't report can kill you.
Lefties are so crude, aren't
August 1, 2007 - 07:30 ET by sarcasmoLefties are so crude, aren't they?
JMR
Righties are such humorless
August 1, 2007 - 08:45 ET by Roger the ShrubberRighties are such humorless boors, aren't they?
Some of 'em do seem a bit
August 1, 2007 - 09:21 ET by sarcasmoSome of 'em do seem a bit humor-impaired, come to think of it...
JMR
Pot, meet kettle.
August 1, 2007 - 10:49 ET by Roger the ShrubberPot, meet kettle.
Likewise.
August 1, 2007 - 10:50 ET by sarcasmoLikewise. Hypocrites have never liked me, for some reason...
JMR
Sarc, the way you've been
August 1, 2007 - 13:52 ET by Roger the ShrubberSarc, the way you've been acting the past couple of days is making it hard for ANYBODY to like you.
I've treated the spender
August 1, 2007 - 13:55 ET by sarcasmoI've treated the spender defenders with exactly the respect they deserve. Tough. If they'd/you'd resort back to actual arguments, so will I, but this thread illustrates the mutual disrespect. I can handle it if you don't like me, but plenty of folks do, so tough luck. Maybe y'all should emulate Reagan, as I've said, instead of whining??
JMR
Well, tough guy, you are
August 1, 2007 - 14:08 ET by Roger the ShrubberWell, tough guy, you are managing to alienate more than a few people here who generally agree with you. I am one of them. I usually am on your side and agree with you more often than not, but, quite frankly, you have become such a boorish ass lately, who constantly throws "I told you so" and "in your face" lines and references in most every post.
Perhaps, in a way, you are a microcosm of the Libertarian Party: you never shut up and you act like a childish, selfish prick to everybody.
Lighten up, Francis.
stripes
August 1, 2007 - 14:12 ET by LionKing"Lighten up, Francis." -- Sgt. Hulka
Thanks, Roger...A reference to Stripes, one of my all-time favorites.
I guess you'd prefer it if I
August 1, 2007 - 15:24 ET by sarcasmoI guess you'd prefer it if I accepted crapola like "why I hate libertarians" in the editor's picks, but that, believe it or not, managed to alienate me, ok? If you don't like it, tough guy, that's tough. Stevens career end day was not a day to mess with me defending whines about libertarians, as you found out the hard way...I stand by all my words, and Reagan's.
JMR
You still don't get it.
August 1, 2007 - 16:48 ET by Roger the ShrubberYou still don't get it. What a shock. You must have your "reality cloaking device" full-engaged.
You are pathetic Sarc. Somehow Stevens still gets brought up, as if people around here like me are defending the scumbag (check out the Shrub Report for yesterday for proof). It has nothing to do with the conversation, yet you still have bring it up. I am shocked you did not mention gold or Ron Paul in your post!
Who gives a rat's ass how "tough" you are, how strongly you can thump your chest and tell the world how much smarter you are than they? Look at me! Look at me! I am exercising my first amendment rights! I'm a big boy! Wee!
You make Libertarians look like idiots. You have become the Libertarian Tumbler.
This is the first time that
August 1, 2007 - 07:08 ET by HelenSThis is the first time that I can remember being in the majority of anything! I usually avoid/abhor such a ranking.
But being in the majority in here is an honor because I know the caliber of my peers.
And regarding being "a certain age", a wise man (my spouse) once said: "Life is too short to eat food you don't like." and I'd have to add that life is too short to put up with idiots or morons and that's why I have so much fun in here. I am old enough to know what I like and what I despise and lookee here! This is where I count in the majority.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
I say I'm ageless... My
August 1, 2007 - 07:21 ET by JohnMI say I'm ageless...
My wife says I'm I relic.
So old that...
August 1, 2007 - 08:19 ET by ThisnThatI'm so old that I remember when fossils first appeared.
The tough part about
August 1, 2007 - 11:26 ET by danboThe tough part about walking to school was carrying all those clay tablets.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
Another interesting NB
August 1, 2007 - 07:28 ET by sarcasmoAnother interesting NB survey might be, "At what age do you think that you absorbed/decided-on most of your current political views, and why?" My guess would be that it happens to many people at quite an early age.
JMR
Easy for me
August 1, 2007 - 07:57 ET by UphillMy views come from the first time I got to vote in a presidential election. That was 1984 and I actually did research (without the internet, obviously). Myself and forty-nine states got it right that year.
Interesting. My political
August 1, 2007 - 08:06 ET by sarcasmoInteresting. My political awakening moment, if there was a single one, was a live TV viewing as a kid of Nixon's "I am not a crook" speech followed by a bunch of state & local Florida Democrat-corruption scandals in my local newspaper, but I wasn't able to vote for years.
JMR
Shielded
August 1, 2007 - 08:11 ET by UphillI believe my parents shielded me from news about what went on in the 70's. I have absolutely no memory of knowing anything about Nixon or the Vietnam war during that time.
My current political views
August 1, 2007 - 08:50 ET by HelenSMy current political views are actually a result of my upbringing. I was raised in the mission field (East Africa) until I was 21, so was totally removed from anything political but I was raised by conservative Christians who taught me the value of having values and sticking to them. And recognizing them in others.
I also had the privelege of having a very cynical and sarcastic father. Consequently I have a life-long appreciation of the more curmudgeonly types which tend to be more in the conservative ranks.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Helen you win the daily
August 1, 2007 - 09:09 ET by The Wicked ConservativeHelen you win the daily prize for using the word curmudgeonly in a sentence!
As for where my conservative leanings came from I'd suspect it was the year I lived with my maternal grandparents. Hanging with those greatest generation types makes you appreciate America. I remember in 1988 watching the election coverage and rooting for Bush over Dukakis like it was the superbowl. Not to brag...but I was 10, so yeah...I'm a poli-geek.
You can't save the Earth unless You're willing to make other people sacrifice. Dogbert the Green Consultant summing up the elite left.
Thank yew! Thank yew very
August 1, 2007 - 09:49 ET by HelenSThank yew! Thank yew very much!
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Guess again
August 1, 2007 - 09:56 ET by JohnMFor me, the evolution of my political understanding has been ongoing, and has only begun to be clear and somewhat defined over the past 15 years.
Growing up, I was fairly conservative, then got the old college brainwashing, but in my late 20's pulled away as an independent.
Stayed there until Billary - that's when I swung right and stayed. I knew I could never support a liberal agenda again.
I'm not in the far right wing, but I'm right enough to know the NYT ain't the center!
You know you're old if....
August 1, 2007 - 09:19 ET by Six String Spiff...You show up to the antiques road show looking for your appraisal.. sorry some might think it stupid, but I just thought of it, and chuckled.
What the MSSM doesn't report can kill you.
Bad Spiff, Bad, Bad
August 1, 2007 - 19:09 ET by BlondeBad Spiff, Bad, Bad Spiff!
Go to your room.
I took my mom to the Antiques Roadshow in June. It was soooooo much fun. If any of our fellow posters here have the opportunity to get tickets and go to the AR.....do it! It was a blast.
Our stuff was basically "worthless"....except for the one thing we brought as a filler....a nice round grand was the estimate.
But we had a blast in line, the people were delightful, the event was extremely well organized, you see all of the "regular" appraisers.
I'd do it again in a NY minute. Great, great fun!
Thanks for bunching me (54)
August 1, 2007 - 11:24 ET by SouthJersey1953Thanks for bunching me (54) with the youthful 36 year olds! I felt younger just selecting that choice!
No RINOs in '08 - Thompson/Hunter would be a good ticket; Thompson/Steele would be a great ticket
You forgot the
August 1, 2007 - 13:22 ET by Jack BauerYou forgot the
for our migrating troll population.
Interesting poll and it
August 1, 2007 - 13:33 ET by Ten7sInteresting poll and it does shed some light on participants at NB. One thing that might have made it more interesting would have been to set the age categories by generation (though not necessarily named). In this case the options would be roughly: 0-23, 24-43, 44-62, 63-82+. My guess is that around 90% would fall into the middle two categories w/ ~30% 24-43 and ~60% 44-62.
Good idea, but I'd go even
August 1, 2007 - 13:40 ET by sarcasmoGood idea, but I'd go even further. Presumably, there's no limit to the number of options they'd have, so we could go up by 5 year increments instead, and get an even finer unscientific measurement!
JMR
Interesting poll and it
August 1, 2007 - 13:34 ET by Ten7sDouble-clicked, oops!