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HAPPY NEW YEAR MEATBAGS
Holly Rae, Mark It's 2000-Oh-1-Oh J, Alex Scoble and 93 other people liked this
AFFIRMATIVE
- Stephen Mack
from iPhone
back atcha, my favorite bucket o'bolts :)
- holly
Awesome. I see me!
- Rodfather
Happy New Year, MoBot
- Bren - il Machia
This is amazing!!! Happy New Year to you too!
- David Cook
I gotta have a poster! SELL IT TO ME!
- Christopher Harley
from iPhone
Holy shit, man. Holy SHIT. I am in your debt.
- Akiva Moskovitz
NICE.
- Rochelle
Awesome!
- Mary Carmen
rockin'
- michael sean wright
Happy New Year Mr. Roboto
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Even bigger version here http://www.megabot.me/meatyon...
- Mo Kargas
Cooooooooooooooooooooooooool. Happy New Year!
- Alix Whitmire
Truly a MO-ment of WIN. Happy New Year, Robot! :)
- Micah Wittman
that is really pretty awesome, Mo.
- holly
My first thought was you have far too much time on your hands... my second thought was that is phenomenally cool.
- Shawn Whitmire
REMEMBER ME TO YOUR MACHINE OVERLORDS
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
from fftogo
Oh, whew... I'm not in lazer beams... just missed me. Happy New Year, Mo!
- Trish Haley
I'M ROBO-NECK CHEESE! I'M THE BEST!
- Josh Haley
I'm the best!
- Akiva Moskovitz
Pistols at ten paces!
- Josh Haley
I'm within spit-ball distance of Jandy, Spidra and Lindsay. It's Perfect.
- Micah Wittman
Happy New Year
- ★ Soner Gönül
Happy new year to all
- Mo Kargas
Happy New Year!
- Michael Fidler
Happy New Year and may it be the best for you, your family and friends bring you the most and best!
- Tom Awtry
Happy New Year, Mo!
- Kol Tregaskes
Unbelievably cool, way to go, Mo, and Happy New Year to you and everyone!
- Pete Delucchi
OMG I'm in there! LOL! Happy new year, Mo!
- rowlikeagirl
I'm still looking for me but I got distracted by the Abs of Rah rendered on a shiny metal....body! Awesome work, Boltbag.
- WorldofHiglet
Wooo, im in there too! - Wait, im in there 3 times! w00000000t
- Giraffes Up In The AIr
sweet
- Michael W. May
WOW. Mo, did I ever tell you that you're my favorite robot overlord?
- ha3rvey (big appetite)
happy new years ..
- johnpiercy
I see two "me"s! Two Spidras, too, and lots of other folks I know. Very cool! Happy new year!
- Kamilah Gill
Happy New Year! (Albeit belatedly... which is really difficult to say 3x fast!)
- Mark It's 2000-Oh-1-Oh J
Happy New Year!
- Iván Abrego
it's great. happy new year :)
- ebru
One more year that Robot Santa did not kill me! Perhaps it's time to watch Bender's Big Score...oh, and I think I found the vee of my love in your mosaic! COOL!
- MiniMage - HLtW
YAY! I made it in the picture! 6th row, 8th position from the left (among other places). :-)
- Jason is Sassy
OMG, that's frakking awesome! Happy New Years!
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
holy crap! This is so ridiculously awesome!
- Jim Iz Not on Ur List
I can't believe I mised this... Very cool MO!
- SAM
*nods*
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
WOW! Trying to find me in the collage, Mary Carmen, Andrew Trinh ok, ... *focusing even more* Nathan Reid, that's so interesting to find those you already know... *focusing for me* 9)
- ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,
I love this so much!
- Mary Carmen
Apologies if I missed some people :O
- Mo Kargas
(x=10, y=23) OHHHHHHHHH! SO THERE! THANKS A TON! 8)
- ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,
That is awesome!
- Alex Scoble
I recognize some of those people. :) Pretty sweet. Nice work, Mo.
- Curtiss Grymala
I just realized what this was! I see you gave me the "best" spot there in Row 5, Column 19! (Hehe.) #SelfDelusionCanBeFun
- Mark It's 2000-Oh-1-Oh J
Finally have Wave invites. For some reason I didn't have invites to deal out until now. If there are anyone out there that still need, post your email in the comments and I will send you one.
edythe, Mathew A. Koeneker and Bette Cooper liked this
ascrivner@gmail.com
- Andrew Scrivner
I have added you to the list. Now it's up to google to send it out
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Chocolate: white, dark or usual chocolate?
GökTaşı, farshad, Halil and 21 other people liked this
My favourite is white chocolate, yum! :-D
- Kol Tregaskes
All of the above for me!
- Arlan Koizumi
dark
- johnpiercy
Yes.
- ha3rvey (big appetite)
Difficult to decide, I love all kinds of chocolate:) Maybe dark a little bit more, lately!
- Citronella
I found dark chocolate with ginger a few months ago and never looked back. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Dark. Always dark.
- ronin
Dark. Preferably 72% or higher cocoa solids.
- Bill Scherer
Cadbury's milk chocolate from the UK (Canadian Cadbury's doesn't taste the same) - especially Flakes...hmmmm
- WorldofHiglet
Dark > Milk > White
- Nathan Chase
What Nathan wrote.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Nathan has called it correctly (although when I was a kid, it was the opposite for me).
- Akiva Moskovitz
1UP Nathan
- Derrick
White.
- Alix Whitmire
milk and white.
- monara
Dark over white over milk.
- Rene Wirtz
depends on my mood. And what's available really : )
- liladreams
Dark. Only dark. The darker the better. (I got the kind with ginger for a holiday gift).
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
dark
- Carmen, blizzard survivor
Dark.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
from Android
Dark always have
- VAL D. Zone
"Usual chocolate" IS dark chocolate in my world. In fact it's Only Chocolate.
- Jim Iz Not on Ur List
I like a bit of each.
- Mellissa
White and milk
- Adam Helweh
Oh that's hard to choose. Chocolate is chocolate!! I want all. Umm!! if have to choose I'll go with dark.
- mridul
dark
- T. Brent, technopeasant
whitee
- mariamaqdalena
"White chocolate is technically not chocolate at all, since it does not contain chocolate liquor or cocoa solids, the two primary ingredients in chocolate."
- Spidra Webster
Milk by far
- Rodfather
dark!
- John Wang
dark!
- Parfe
All, I am not fussy
- M F
milk with turkish nuts :)
- loylum
I love dark chocolate and it's also good for your skin.
- Duygu Eroglu
My favorite is dark chocolate and i like it with coffee: ) strong and yummmy!
- Petek(UCB)_
White and Milk. In a pinch, dark, but it has to be the only chocolate left.
- Martha
As long as it's chocolate...I'll take any! :)
- Emma
Dark, This is a religious question in our little household since Bette really likes *shudders* milk chocolate.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
All of them.
- Jackie
All of them too! @ loylum im turkish, but have no idea what a turkish nut is, what is it? except maybe when im having a bad day! :p
- Halil
Milk, unless it's only a bite or two
- Chris Heath
darkkkk
- farshad
Absolutly White !
- ★ Soner Gönül
I like it all-no matter...
- Benin Brown
from FreshFeed
Guys, does http://thenextweb.com/uk/ load for you? Whether it does or doesn't, can you let me know what device or browser you're using? (update: thank you SO much for all your help)
Chatsohbet, viki saigal and Kol Tregaskes liked this
Not working for me in Chromium in OS X.
- Akiva Moskovitz
wow. Thanks.
- Zee.
Chromium Mac 4.0.280.0 (35257) - Nope
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Working on Opera 10.1, need to upgrade, Vista.
- Jimminy Fuller
Firefox 3.6 Beta 5 - Nope
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Doesn't load. Chrome on Vista.
- Herb Hernandez
Safari on Mac - Nope
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Not on iPhone.
- Matt Hilton
from email
Not in Chrome on Vista
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
Note it only loaded in Opera for me, tried Firefox 3.5.6, IE 7, Safari 4, and Chrome 4.0
- Jimminy Fuller
Not on iPhone
- Brad Davis Seal
from iPhone
Nope, Safari (Mac).
- Penguin It's Cold Outside
Opera mac - Nope
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Win 7 w/ Chrome 4.0.249.43 = nope
- cdogzilla
Nope
- AJ Batac
Chrome 4.0.249.43
- AJ Batac
No: Webkit nightly; Safari 4.04; Omniweb; Camino; Opera (all Mac).
- Chris Baskind
Proof, I'm not lying since I'm the only one who's been able to access it. http://ff.im/dwiap
- Jimminy Fuller
FF 3.5.6 on win2ksp4. NOPE.
- Joe Silence
Nope. Firefox 3.5.6 on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala.
- Erdëm Virtus GULTEKIN
It loads a blank page on FF 3.5.5.
- TrafficBug
Same as TrafficBug on Chrome.
- Kol Tregaskes
not loading for me in Chrome
- viki saigal
nope, macosx mozilla
- Darren Heydon
Not loading for me either... Ubuntu 9.10/Chrome 4.0.285.0 (35334)
- Beau Liening
Loading now
- Darren Heydon
Yes, in Chrome 4 and IE 8. Firefox 3.5 loads it but shows the side bar at the bottom.
- raphaeL
Loads. Chrome 4 on win 7
- Roberto Bonini
Random GTG dancing post
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hasrat, Beau Liening, Alex Scrivener and 42 other people liked this
hahahahaha
- Melissa
Oh, I didn't notice the ponytail ;-D
- Jeff P. Henderson
I like her earrings.
- Slappy Line
I like her wiggle
- Outsanity
Im offended
- johnpiercy
What's with the userid and password on the whiteboard?
- ha3rvey (big appetite)
@Har3vey I've been wondering about that too. :)
- Holly Rae
wow. she *really* loves pugs.
- jbrotherlove
He He He, couldn't find a user account area, but nevertheless... http://www.iluvpugs.com/
- Travis Koger
I'm just sat watching this over and over not being able to drag myself away :) wonder why?
- Russell G
Do you luv pugs also Russ?
- Travis Koger
Here's the original. But it will ruin everything. Trust me. http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Josh Haley
So we're calling them pugs today are we? :)
- Russell G
Prefer your shorter version without sound Josh!
- Russell G
Agree, lack of sound makes it work well.
- Travis Koger
Total agreement, prettier without having to listen...
- Rasmus Lauridsen
I find it interesting the plain ol' t-shirts look so much better on some folks than on others... 'tis a mystery!
- Mark It's 2000-Oh-1-Oh J
How did she get tied in with Green Tea Hp? How can I get tied in with her and/or Green Tea Hp?
- Christopher Harley
Ugh. The YouTube video really ruins it. I highly recommend just ogling the animated GIF and being blissfully satisfied with that.
- Jason is Sassy
bump
- Josh Haley
2 weeks later and she's still not tired... who is this girl?
- T. Brent, technopeasant
I wish I could like this again...
- Jon, the Beartato of '10
You can!
- Josh Haley
In my "my discussions" feed, this post comes up just below the multiple spinning heads of Josh Haley, and for one brief moment Josh and dancing girl were rotating in sync. It was the most exciting thing to have happened so far today.
- Slappy Line
"It was the most exciting thing to have happened so far today." <--LOL
- Josh Haley
dontcha?
- Josh Haley
Pugs? Is she referring to World of Warcraft?
- Nicholas Kreidberg
Sorry, no can think when bubbly girl is jiggling
- Josh Haley
she really doesn't jiggle that much...
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Do not watch any of the many incarnations of this piece of crap: "The Andromeda Strain" (2008) - http://www.imdb.com/title...
Watching this while Bette's computer is doing a very important upgrade of WoW from trial to real game. Don't Don't Don't watch this piece of crap, nomatter what you are offered, refuse!
- Rasmus Lauridsen
from Bookmarklet
Dear FriendFeed... Merry Xmas... Love Johnny
Jessie, Mark Aitken, Chrissie M and 83 other people liked this
Looking back on another year, my second Xmas with the Double Fs, I have come to appreciate the power and complete kickassedness of a lot of you here. For me, putting aside one's personal spiritual persuasions, Xmas is about taking stock of the ones you know and the ones you hold dear. This year has been hard for a lot of us. Some of us have battle personal tragedy. Some of us have battled financial stresses. Some of us have battled illness or disease... some continue that battle and you are in our thoughts. The year kicked off in spectacular fashion with the birth of Audrey Moskovitz. I have enjoyed watching her grow and I have also enjoyed watching the growth of Akiva and Rochelle as they experience some of the things those of us with kids have experienced. I have forged strong friendships. I have built on existing ones. I have lost some as well. The fact that I have a wonderful friend in Mr Josh Haley is a true blessing and a gift that lasts longer than one day. He truly is the Yang...
more...
- Johnny Worthington
<3 Merry Christmas you loveable man you.
- aden {still not ginger}
Well said, Mr Worthington. <3 Merry Christmas.
- Yolanda
Now I must go hang my daughter's stocking... I am a fat bearded guy after all :)
- Johnny Worthington
Happy Holidays Johnny and Family and to all the FF's everywhere ,, play it safe .... but have heaps of fun
- johnpiercy
very nice JW.....a very Merry Christmas Johnny to you and your family
- VAL D. Zone
you rock johnny w. <3
- Sarah is so over it
I'm Johnny's yang. Just picture that. OK, you're welcome.
- Josh Haley
I like that you're my Yang
- Johnny Worthington
I think you're a pretty darn good Ying.
- Josh Haley
Happy holidays to you and your family, too, Johnny! FF wouldn't be the same without you.
- Rochelle
Keep it comin' Johnny (Watch out for that Louis guy .... :)
- Charlie Anzman
Louis just drops science willy-nilly
- Johnny Worthington
Back at you man!:D
- Jason Hill
And to you and your family as well, Johnny. :-)
- AJ Batac
Merry Christmas Johnny! You too Josh! Oh, okay. All of you!
- Justin Whitaker
Merry Christmas Johnny!
- Jim Iz Not on Ur List
Merry Christmas Johnny and all FF denizens from still snowy NY in still free Obamaland!
- Thom Kennon
Merriest Christmas wishes to the Worthingtons! Much love!
- Laura B.
Merry Christmas to the Worthingtons! Hope you have a wonderful holiday.
- Junebug
Worth In Town FF are the Worthingtons.
- ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,
IT'S XMAS MORNING!!!
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
Merry Christmas!!
- Trish Haley
Merry Christmas
- Mark H
Can't wait to see your Christmas pix, Johnny! Hope y'all have a wonderful day!
- Laura B.
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Johnny! :-D
- Live4Emma (L4S)
Great post Johnny! Here's wishing all the same back to you, and that Bruce the Koala is all shagged out and allows you some peace and quiet during the hols :)
- Patrick Jordan
Merry Christmas!
- Iván Abrego
Merry Christmas
- echostreamer
Merry Christmas, Johnny!
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
from iPhone
Awesome message Johnny but next time start it with *drop pant*
- Mark Krynsky
And to all of you as well! :-)
- Mathew A. Koeneker
Merry Christmas, Johnny! :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Merry Christmas Johnny!
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Merry Christmas, Johnny!
- Bette Cooper
The merriest of Christmas greetings to you, Johnny. It's wonderful to have you as a friend.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from fftogo
Tomorrow... I am barely moving... I will be barely human...
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
Johnny is on my short list of heroes.
- Louis Gray
Is that a short list of heroes or a list of short heroes?
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
This is amazing - wow - I just joined FriendFeed a few weeks ago and hope to be a part of this family some day. :-D
- PGM or Paulette
QUESTION: What was your favorite movie this year?
Lo, Chatsohbet, funkyboy and 13 other people liked this
Mine: DISTRICT 9. Haven't seen AVATAR or MOON yet, so that answer may change.
- Steven Perez
Hurt Locker
- Derek Coward
District 9 (though I'm in a similar spot for both Avatar and Moon, though I'm more interested in the latter)
- Jennifer Dittrich
I found District 9 to be a rather very very unique film. I have yet to figure out how much I liked it though. I really liked UP!
- Brent - Loving Life
Hurt Locker
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Metropolitan. Oh, wait.
- s t e v e
Since I only saw two, it's between Sherlock Holmes and Star Trek
- Katie is Frittering
I loved STAR TREK, but DISTRICT 9 did more with less money. I haven't seen SHERLOCK HOLMES, though. How was it?
- Steven Perez
The only thing I found lacking in the Star Trek was the humor.
- Brent - Loving Life
I almost answered Sherlock Holmes as my favorite, but it's still so fresh it is hard to tell if that is just current enthusiasm.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Ponyo.
- Alix Whitmire
from iPhone
Ooooh, I've got to catch PONYO, too.
- Steven Perez
District 9 here as well. Haven't seen Avatar though, but MOON will not change your mind. That was some amateur time sci-fi.
- Adrian
Avatar.
- AJ Batac
Star Trek was the last film I saw in the cinema; it'll get my vote despite its many, many, many flaws.
- Mark H
District 9 Up then Avatar
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Star Trek
- Ale♫nastrorosa
District 9 for me
- Mo Kargas
Gran Torino
- maurizio/videogioco
Hotel for Dogs!
- Joe "The Anvil" Pierce
For know I think Avatar (looked nice in 3D and also thought it was funny at times. The Colonel Miles Quaritch was really funny at times). From which I seen I also liked star trek/Hurt locker/ up! (not as much as I thought it would....)
- alfred westerveld
I haven't seen a ton of movies this year sadly. At the moment I'd probably go with Inglourious Basterds.
- Joe "The Anvil" Pierce
Up, maybe. But probably Avatar.
- Stephen Mack
I still have a lot of movies to go through but still District 9 for me
- Rodfather
Marley & Me!
- Mellissa
Avatar IMAX 3D
- Beau Liening
none, can't think of anything.
- Richard A.
The Blind Side.
- Mona Nomura
500 Days of Summer.
- Andrew C
Mine was Seven Pounds, but I don't get to the cinema nowadays: http://ff.im/cXRHi
- Kol Tregaskes
Ninja Assasin. Best. Movie. Ever.
- Alex Scrivener
from iPhone
some Japanese film i saw between Singapore and Tokyo. no idea what it was called, but it was about mountain climbers in the first decade of the 20th century who were trying to scale a mountain in Japan that had only been scaled in legend by a monk.
- Joe Silence
I haven't seen too many but out of the ones I have seen, I have to say Ninja Assassin.
- aden {still not ginger}
Umm!! Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and Ice Age 3 were my favorites followed by District 9. Have to watch Avatar in a couple of days so things can change.
- mridul
Steven, I've seen Moon and Dix9 this week, and I really dislike them. Inglorious Basterds is over the top, followed by Tarantino!
- Eugenio
I haven't seen a lot...I liked Star Trek, Avatar, didn't see District 9 or Inglorious Basterds, I liked Up a lot, but was it my favorite? I don't think so. I'll get back to you.
- Derrick
Star Trek
- Molly, Time Traveller
Avatar(3D)
- Ron Thompson
Avatar, definitely.
- Jason is Sassy
@Alex, dunno if I would say Ninja Assassin was the "best" movie, but it was certainly fun to watch.
- Jason is Sassy
Just to rock the boat, I'm going with Land of the Lost. Bought it the day it came out on DVD.
- Lo
lol, just mentioning Land of the Lost killed the thread. That's awesome!
- Lo
The holidays a notorious for over indulgence.... But what is the most healthy food you've eaten over the last few days
Kol Tregaskes, Roberto Bonini, Alex Scoble and Akiva Moskovitz liked this
Me: Berry fruit - Cherries, Strawberries, blueberries, Raspberries
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
I had to go with some fruit too. Clementines, oranges, some pineapple.
- Derrick
Thats gotta be cookies... Cookies are fruit right?
- Rasmus Lauridsen
cookies are an honorary fruit for christmas
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
I had a sandwich today with lettuce, on whole wheat bread.
- Rochelle
Anything with lettuce constitutes "healthy"
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
Turnips and carrots and some funky mountain apples I got at the market. Yum.
- Ayşe E.
I totally agree.
- Rochelle
never heard of mountain apples before... they look cool
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
Whoops, Alistair, I just checked and these are Mountaineer apples, related to the York Imperial. Very crisp and tasty, seem v. hardy, and interestingly shaped (sort of flattened out). I'm having one now. :) More here: http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009...
- Ayşe E.
celery and carrots but I dipped them in a spinach dip
- VAL D. Zone
a really great salad with Xm45 d1nn4RR.
- Joe Silence
I had some plantains. But they were fried :(
- Michelle Martinez
Ayse: lol, thanks for the link
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
Veggie burgers, and some other stuff from the veggie bar here at Couples Swept Away in Negril, Jamaica.
- Alex Scoble
apples.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Christmas Eve, my daughter made a mahito broccoli stir-fry for a dinner party she was attending. There was a lot of leftover rice. Since I don't like to waste food, for Christmas dinner we had broiled fish, some of the leftover rice, and an assortment of veggies. Dessert was my fat free vegan pumpkin bread. http://momscookbook.blogspot.com/2006...
- April Russo (app103)
a banana
- MiniMage - HLtW
Fish, brussels sprouts and broccoli I think
- M F
Garden salad.
- Mellissa
The biggest problem with having discovered I like watching American Football is that all the teams I want to win keep losing. Boo Eagles
No Paul you got that all WRONG!
- Rasmus Lauridsen
When you play like shit! You don't deserve to win!
Eagles are pissing me off bigtime right now
- Rasmus Lauridsen
And once again they F themselves over with the penalties.. They just don't want to win this game!
- Rasmus Lauridsen
So who had a White Christmas? - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Uwe, RAPatton, Will Higgins™ and 16 other people liked this
It was officially a White Christmas in the UK today (not sure how they work that out!) but most of the snow in Kent had melted away today, so it wasn't for us. We had a good day though, lots of nice presents. What about you? :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
We had the rainiest Christmas I can remember! But still it was beautiful:)
- Citronella
me
- VAL D. Zone
Quite a lot of snow here, for what it's worth.
- Tyson Key
Shame about the rain, Citronella. Glad it was beautiful though. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Tyson, I hear it's quite snowy up there.
- Kol Tregaskes
I thought for it to be 'officially' a white Christmas in the UK (as far as the bookies are concerned) aat least one snowflake had to fall on the London Weather Centre?
- Ian May
I don't think it's snowing down South but certainly in Scotland.
- Kol Tregaskes
We (Northern Nevada) definitely didn't, we had a huge snow storm a couple weeks ago but hardly any snow left now. Its 40/sunny today so definitely not a white one. In 2 years when my son/girl/me life in the midwest things will be very different :)
- Nicholas Kreidberg
Very white we even had a family snowball fight on Christmas Eve. Here in Denmark the celebration is on the 24th :-) But it is still white today though thawing a bit.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
from iPhone
Cool, Rasmus. We had our snowball fight last week. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Would have been a flawless victory even.... If it wasn't for my sister stuffing a giant snowball down my pants as I was bending for more ammo :(
- Rasmus Lauridsen
from iPhone
It didn't snow here, but we still have leftover snow from last weekend.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Nice move though, Rasmus. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
John, that's not too bad then. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
I hear it's going to be -18C on Tuesday?
- Kol Tregaskes
According to the official records, North Texas had it's first white Christmas in 84 years.
- Greg Guitarbuster
surprisingly we had actually some snow in southWest of sweden/ gothenburg seems to be mostly discriminated when it comes to snow:) xoxo
- anjelina
*hands up* we did ^_^ and totally loved the snow! makes everything so much brighter.
- Nia
No snow over here...
- Holger Eilhard
We still had about 6 inches left on the ground in most spots around here.
- Curtiss Grymala
I just watched Up. **Sniff** Someone poked me in the eye. :'( **Sniff** - http://weheartit.com/entry...
Tyson Key, Mark It's 2000-Oh-1-Oh J, Scott of Two Countries and 36 other people liked this
Waaa!
- AJ Batac
from Bookmarklet
yeah... It's like a magic poke. I got poked through my 3D glasses more than once during that movie.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
I cannot wait to own this one... even if I suffered the same fate as the husband. Tough to keep the sniffling sound quiet in the theatre.
- Bette Cooper
**Sniff** http://www.youtube.com/watch... <- listen to this once more. **Sniff**
- AJ Batac
Loved this movie!!
- Roberto Bonini
from iPhone
The first scenes made me cry, too.
- April Buchheit
We went out and bought it yesterday so my parents could finally see it. It's just as good the second time. Can't wait to watch it again and again and again!!!
- Junebug
We just watched it tonight too. Not at all what I had expected. Sob.
- adf
this was the sweatest most affectionate story i've seen so far. i cannot help envying them :)
- asli subasi
Honestly, I've never seen couples like that IRL. :|
- AJ Batac
well i hope you'll AJ, b/c i want to believe that i will become one, sooner or later . . .(probably much much later) =)
- asli subasi
Another movie I'd love to see.
- Kol Tregaskes
saw this a few times on the planes i took to and from M'sia this year. my face got wet each time.
- Joe Silence
MUST HAVE -ThinkGeek :: The Ladies of Star Wars Playing Cards - http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoy...
Russell G, Mellissa, josh neff, geek at large and 3 other people liked this
Cheesy but who cares :-P
- Rasmus Lauridsen
from Bookmarklet
Guys, I'm having a big clear out on Twitter but want to make sure I'm following all my Friendfeed friends - could you please link to your twitter account in the comments below?
Harold Cabezas, johnpiercy, Penguin It's Cold Outside and 22 other people liked this
or is there a quicker/easier way i don't know of?
- Zee.
http://twitter.com/TeeBrent if you'd like to follow :)
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Why use twitter when you have FF?
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Good question, I don't know of a quicker way but I'd be interested in one as well.. Mine is here, http://twitter.com/JPierce
- Joe "The Anvil" Pierce
I'm at: http://twitter.com/JustiPh...
- Patrick Jordan
http://twitter.com/rahsheen - pretty positive there was a tool capable of doing this, but not sure if it still exists and can't remember what it was called...I think someone here developed it.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Thanks for the resub, Z. :-)
- Jason is Sassy
www.twitter.com/rbonini
- Roberto Bonini
from iPhone
Doesn't socialtoo do this? Where's Jesse?
- Bruce Lewis
Http://Twitter.com/ccheath
- Chris Heath
from iPhone
http://twitter.com/pilgrim5 - Pilgrim5
- Pilgrim Five
twitter.com/ahr19
- Amani
Bruce, yes, SocialToo will clear out who you're following. Just whitelist who you want it to keep and it will follow all but that list.
- Jesse Stay
er, unfollow all but that list
- Jesse Stay
http//www.twitter.com/louisgray
- Louis Gray
What you can do is run this and then click all the Twitter links in the results. It's everyone you are following. It gives a big page of links to all their blogs and services: http://hiphs.com/ff/ffriends
- April Russo (app103)
April, I actually ran it, but it's still hanging, not as quickly as before but it only pulled 2800 of the users from Zee's public subscriptions. I really need to put more work into all of my Friendfeed backup tools. Note: I'm a retard, I'll dm you a list of your users FFriends and their subsequent Twitter accounts.
- Jimminy Fuller
Http://Twitter.com/cstechcast
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
from iPhone
Try this. https://twitter2ff.appspot.com/. EDIT: Nevermind. It's broke. I'm at http://twitter.com/rodfather
- Rodfather
@super_genius
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
@zee http://twitter.com/alexsch... Happy Holidays to you and yours!
- Alex Schleber
I'm at: http://twitter.com/NKarmakar
- Niranjan
I'm at http://twitter.com/mbl
- MB Linder
http://twitter.com/iancrocombe - Ian Crocombe 8)
- Ian Crocombe
I'm not sure whether I'm following you on Twitter (lost track somewhere also), but this is me: http://twitter.com/zijperspace
- Dutch Bloggies
http://twitter.com/susanbeebe -- also see my FriendFeed List. Kol has a good one too!!! :)
- Susan Beebe
http://twitter.com/arjo if you're interested ;-)
- arjo
Looks like you already re-added me there.
- Akiva Moskovitz
http://www.twitter.co,/learnsc... - Daryl Hunt
- Daryl Hunt on FF
http://twitter.com/thechannelc ... carolyn chan
- Carolyn Chan
http://twitter.com/jimcaruso - Jim Caruso
- Jim Caruso
http://twitter.com/cabezas | All the best for 2010, Zee!
- Harold Cabezas
http://twitter.com/jdandrea - super-positive vibes-in-advance for 2010!
- Joe D'Andrea
http://twitter.com/cybilsc... for me - Cybil
- Cybil Ann Sundgren Smith
Chicken, Mushroom and Bacon Tarty Things Ala Johnny...
Josh Haley, Live4Emma (L4S), Rasmus Lauridsen and Bette Cooper liked this
Looking good! and mmm mm mmm Bacon
- Rasmus Lauridsen
my sister, with her christmas present http://yfrog.com/3nbdldj
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Matthew DeVries, VAL D. Zone, tab thinks you're awesome and 9 other people liked this
Is that.. that is.. that's the Tauntaun sleeping bag. Does it smell as bad in on the inside?
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
oh my, it's so beautiful!
- Rasmus Lauridsen
it is! it will start to smell bad because she's never going to take it off... :)
- Alexis Hope
from iPhone
I dont want to eat for the next 5 days.
Morton Fox, Steven Perez, tinypants - Hagitha of FF and Rasmus Lauridsen liked this
Know that feeling!
- Rasmus Lauridsen
after all those pics you sent and if you took part in any of it I can understand.
- VAL D. Zone
Worst Christmas songs in existence:
Morton Fox, rowlikeagirl, Kol Tregaskes and 7 other people liked this
I love Christmas songs! ...happy holidays btw, Victor! :)
- Mona Nomura
any Chritstmas song sung by Celine Dion
- VAL D. Zone
All of them.
- Admiral Anika
The Little Drummer Boy is my nemesis
- Victor Ganata
Santa Baby
- Brian Sullivan
How can you not like The Little Drummer Boy?
- Mark H
I think it's just hearing it way too many times. Given the number of Christmas songs in existence, you would think it would be an easy task not to play one of them fifty times a day.
- Victor Ganata
Anything by Barry Manilow.
- Michelle Martinez
Twelve Days of Christmas
- Rodfather
jingle bells by anyone :)
- pila
The Chipmonk Song
- Davis Freeberg
I will probably hear the second line of "Jingle Bells" as "Batman smells" until the end of my days.
- Victor Ganata
"Jingle Bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg, The Batmobile has lost a wheel and the Joker laughs all day" Go here is you want more versions: http://bit.ly/5KQ74v
- Polly Potter
And whenever I hear "oh what fun to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight" I always hear it as "slaying" and imagine Santa Claus laughing maniacally with a scythe on his sleigh chasing bad children and decapitating them. Yeah, I may have problems.
- Victor Ganata
Now that I think of it, that was probably Futurama's fault, though.
- Victor Ganata
The German version of last Christmas, closely followed by a one hit wonder girl called whigfield's version if the same.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
from iPhone
The Christmas Shoes song
- Victor Ganata
The William Hung Christmas album.
- Andrew C
*searches for William Hung's Christmas album*
- Rodfather
@Rodfather - http://www.amazon.com/gp... (edited for better link)
- Andrew C
William Hung singing "Little Drummer Boy". What circle of hell would that be?
- Victor Ganata
R2D2 We wish you a Merry Christmas by Bon Jovi. - trust me: http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
Has anybody heard the Bob Dylan Christmas album?
- Brian Sullivan
I used to dislike Jingle Bells until I found out what the rest of the verses were. What a weird song. As for the most annoying, it really depends on the arrangement and the performers.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
@Victor - I listened to the sample and I think it's gotta be reserved for 7th circle or deeper.
- Andrew C
Any R&B version.
- Will Higgins™
Most anything that tries to be modern or R&B. (I like R&B, too). At my house, we have three christmas albums, which are world music or classical. Pretty well-done stuff, actually.
- Rick Cogley
Christmas in America. And the awful Christmas shoes song. Gah!
- Ladybug Heather
Jingle Bell Rock or Rockin Around the Christmas Tree
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
I don't mind injecting a little soul into Christmas songs, provided that the singer can actually pull it off. I'm surprised I haven't heard anything Autotuned, though.
- Victor Ganata
from iPod
And they’ll kiss under the mistle-ho! - http://roflrazzi.com/2009...
Brian, J. Abdul-Qahhar, Morton Fox and 10 other people liked this
"it must be Christmas, coz all I see is ho ho ho"
- AJ Batac
from Bookmarklet
hoe hoe hoe, lol.
- Bora Mesut PALAS
Nice brickwork on that building at the back of the photo
- Iain Baker
Wow, check out that nice fedora.
- Thomas Bøhm
I <3 Thomas. (Whoops, I missed Iain's post. Love ya, too!)
- Spidra Webster
I love that font!
- Jemm
nobody noticed that how awesome that old man's hat is?
- Bora Mesut PALAS
haha indeed he does!
- Bora Mesut PALAS
*groan* Cue the Tiger Woods joke.
- Roberto Bonini
from iPhone
Freddy Heffner
- Rasmus Lauridsen
from iPhone
My aunt had brain surgery yesterday that lasted fourteen hours. She's not awake yet, though, and has pneumonia. Please send positive thoughts, if you can.
Alix Whitmire, CW™, Chatsohbet and 23 other people liked this
done Trish R.
- VAL D. Zone
{{{hug}}}
- Admiral Anika
On their way, Trish. All the best to you all.
- Ayşe E.
((( hugs ))))
- johnpiercy
sending now
- Maria Niles
*hugs to you and your family
- Shevonne
Sending some now, hope everything is turning out alright
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Wow, sending some serious postive vibes that direction
- aden {still not ginger}
how is she doing Trish?
- VAL D. Zone
+++++++thoughts+++++++++ hope things go well!
- Morgan Haley
Positive thoughts are headed your aunt's way.
- vicster is...
Wishing everything goes well.
- ashish
Wishing the best for you and your family.
- Arlan Koizumi
Hugs and positive thoughts. <3
- Carmen, blizzard survivor
(((hugs)))
- Josh Haley
Val, I haven't heard any updates today, other than she's still not awake. My mom is going in later to see what the doctors are saying. Thanks for all the nice thoughts and prayers!
- Trish R
Sending prayers and good thoughts, Trish.
- Laura B.
She woke up early yesterday morning and was coherent and forming complete sentences. Thanks for all the positive thoughts -- the doctors still have to do a lot of tests but it's looking pretty good!
- Trish R
I didn't see this earlier, but that's great news, Trish!
- Alix Whitmire
good to hear Trish
- VAL D. Zone
Good news :-)
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Have I been dropped into another Universe? Has the rest of the World gone mad? Why do you all like Lady GaGa? Tsch. :-(
jcunwired, Citronella, zʍıɔ and 11 other people liked this
I think people like the spectacle (coz she's clearly bonkers) and goddamn her, her songs do tend to get stuck in the ol' head...and once she's in there, she's like a fungus.
- Amy
Just me then. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
no, it's not just you, Kol.
- Jim Iz Not on Ur List
Haven't heard or seen anything by her (as far as I know) and I don't feel like missing anything :)
- Jemm
I avoid most modern music; especially the contrived crap that claims the lion's share of modern music.
- Mark H
A great majority of people would like to listen "nonsense music with voice" while driving,cooking etc. Keygen Muzaks could work like a charm but lack of voice might be question...
- Acharad-Sami-
On your side Kol. Can't stand her music
- Rasmus Lauridsen
I feel a bit better now. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
I am aware of her existence, but that is all.
- Jerry Perez
Er. I don't? I really don't know any of her music at all.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Avoiding the radio and MTV keeps a lot of garbage out of the ol' noggin.
- Fleagle
No, it's knowing what to avoid and what to listen to on the radio. There are some great shows on Radio 1 for instance.
- Kol Tregaskes
I don't know what it is, but I love her voice, the way she acts and her style.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
I gave up on popular music after the Spice Girls broke up.
- Steven Perez
There is nothing wrong with enjoying popular music along with that which isn't. I do both and I'm pretty happy.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
Haha, Steven. Yeah you just can't better the Spice Girls, erm, yeah. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Matthew, I'm not dissing pop music in general here, I'm just not getting why Lady Gaga specifically is rated so highly by people.
- Kol Tregaskes
Im not a fan either ...
- johnpiercy
I like electronic and I don't like her at all.
- Alex Scoble
I don't. She's annoying as hell.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
no 1 likes her, she's simply a function of the major labels being dead. She's all they can produce since they are so ridiculous that no self respecting artist will deal with them.
- echostreamer
Echostreamer, you are wrong. I like her, my girlfriend likes her. Other friends of mine like her.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
Kol, that one comment was actually directed towards Steven. Sorry. :\
- Mathew™ one of a kind
I see. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
lol with u
- Will Higgins™
She or he?!?!?
- zʍıɔ
I think she's a throwback to NY performance art. If you pay attention to her acts they are pretty similar, while I totally didn't get her for a long time she starts to grow on you. <sigh>
- Justin Broderick
Chris, that is a good question. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
I don't know why people like that guy.
- Spencer
i think he's cute ; >
- Thom Kennon
Kol : It's Ciwz ! lol
- zʍıɔ
Can you do this?
tolvuvit, Hacı Bekir ALTUNTEL, Nurettin and 33 other people liked this
I'm 100% sure you'll try.
- AJ Batac
No !! .... :)
- Houshang...
Nope
- Rasmus Lauridsen
She must be a popular girl.
- CW™
yeah I can. now excuse me, I'm going to hospital for my dislocated shoulder.
- Bora Mesut PALAS
I tried. I cannot.
- Rochelle
LOL @ Bora.
- Laura B.
Obviously I can't do anything these days! But I do have a trick that *noone* can do. I will try to document this somehow. #canyoudothis
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
probably it's not her elbow. looks so thick !
- Ferhat Can
fake
- Erman Haskan
she cant without glasses:)...
- The Hocca
shopped.
- Meryn Stol
Sure I can. I presume you mean licking someone else's elbow they've placed over my shoulder. If you mean "looking cute," then I'm not so sure.
- Glen, Bespectacled Elder
o dirsek başkasının
- h1n1
Is it elbow or knee?
- François Dongier
kidding?
- h1n1
of course
- François Dongier
thanks:D
- h1n1
Yep.
- Steven Perez
oO?!!
- Jay
no
- VAL D. Zone
I don't know, maybe after you introduce us I could try
- WarLord
:-)
- Chatsohbet
O başkasının dirseği :)
- Burak S. Vanlı
Yes i can..:)
- Lillith
NO ,,,, But Why Would I want too ? I never spill food on my elbow .... I wish I could lick face though ,,,
- johnpiercy
yes'
- آنارشيست؛ یک مصلح اجتماعی
Oh no! :)
- Fatih Taşkıran
from iPhone
i tried and couldnt do that !
- "Fatih !"
Dammit. No.
- Roberto Bonini
from iPhone
Is she licking someone else's elbow, am I right?
- Goofy2
Hell no, i never gonna lick someone else's elbow :)
- Orkut Ozdemirci
Fake!
- Orkut Ozdemirci
Elbow is too big ,,, look at her forearm ..
- johnpiercy
YOU WONT MEET GENE SIMMONS THAT WAY :-) LOL
- R_ C
no İ've tried and failed :P
- `aziz´ Alihan ÇETİN
Does anyone have a preference for either Zigbee or Z-Wave wireless home automation protocols?
Chatsohbet and maxilprof liked this
Since my remote does Z-Wave, I'm partial to Z-Wave.
- Alex Scoble
If I remember correct zigbee is open vs z-wave being closed. On the other hand z-wave is the most widely used.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
from iPhone
Rasmus, that's my impression also. It doesn't do much good to have an open standard if most products don't use it. I think the higher end products like Crestron and URC use Zigbee, but ironically they are closed systems themselves.
- Cristo
Lutron as well...and Logitech Harmony.
- Alex Scoble
Alex, I believe Lutron uses it's own proprietary protocol, although this may have changed recently. Also, my impression is that while Zigbee is an open standard, none of the products that use it have been designed with higher level protocols to communicate with other vendors Zigbee devices. This effectively makes it a proprietary solution for each vendor.
- Cristo
Lutron used to offer Z-Wave compatible dimmers and such...looks like they may have gotten away from that for whatever reason.
- Alex Scoble
Oh sorry, I was thinking about Leviton.
- Alex Scoble
Yes. Well definitely Leviton. Lutron sued them over Z-wave for violating their wireless patents.
- Cristo
Christmas Eve 2009 - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Rasmus Lauridsen and aden {still not ginger} liked this
Best singing we have ever done on Christmas eve!! This like angels singing compared to normal!!
- Rasmus Lauridsen
from iPhone
We rock!! :D Merry Christmas everybody!!
- Bette Cooper
from iPhone
I went to the oncologist yesterday. The cancer has spread to the liver and probably to the bones as well.
Will Higgins™ and "Fatih !" liked this
How are they going to address it?
- RAPatton
I wish I knew what to say to bring some comfort. <3
- Yolanda
Continuing to send prayers for your strength, peace, and healing, Michael. Please let us know if there's anything we can do.
- Laura B.
Oh no. You are in my prayers.
- Junebug
I'm really sorry to hear this, Michael. You're still in my thoughts and prayers, though.
- ha3rvey (big appetite)
thoughts and prayers , micheal ... keep the faith
- johnpiercy
Oh, Michael. I'm so sorry to hear that. Will they be able to treat it fast?
- Admiral Anika
:(
- Beau Liening
Oh, Micheal I'm sorry. I shall keep on praying.
- Jim Iz Not on Ur List
Hoping for the best. Hang in there buddy
- Rodfather
You're in my prayers and if there is anything material I can do to help, please let me know.
- joey
I've just lit a candle for you, holding you in the light. Please let me know how I can help.
- vicster is...
Mike, I'm so sorry.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Michael, you know what to do. The battle is not over but the victory is assured: keep fighting. The outcome of all battles is in our Lord's hands. You are here to finish the Lord's purpose for you whether here with Him or there with Him. Our prayers are still with you and a candle has been lit. ITNOTFSAHS.
- Melanie Reed
Ever more grace and peace to you, Michael.
- Glen, Bespectacled Elder
Thoughts and prayers are continuing. Hoping for peace for you.
- Anne Bouey
:( Michael. Thoughts and prayers dude.
- Gunny Say RELAX ™
:-(
- Kol Tregaskes
Oh Micahel :(
- Mona Nomura
:-( So sorry to hear Michael.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Really sorry, Michael. You´ve got to hang in there though.
- Thomas Bøhm
So sorry.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
from iPhone
Don't take "probably". Go get that buttoned down and fight like hell. You can do it!
- Josh Haley
Thinking about you, Michael.
- Derrick
*hugs
- Shevonne
:(
- Amy
Hugs,Michael
- Slavomira Vladimirova
Bad news, Michael. I still hope for the best.
- Ton Zijp
:-( Sending good thoughts your way.
- Jason is Sassy
oh Michael ,I am so sorry to hear that ,you will be in my prayers my friend
- VAL D. Zone
Sorry to hear that. Good thoughts to you.
- Tom Landini
:-( Many prayers to you.
- Ladybug Heather
So Sorry to hear that.
- Brent - Loving Life
sorry. good thoughts your way.
- Anna Lynn M.
Know that you are loved.
- Jill Hurst-Wahl
How awful. I am so sorry.
- barbara fister
:-( I'm sorry to hear that Michael. Wishing you the best...
- Jeffrey Marsh
On page 30 of 204 of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson http://www.goodreads.com/user_st...
Rasmus Lauridsen liked this
THat book is definitely on my must read list. I watched a documentary on Hunter a while back. Fascinating personality, I just want to learn more about.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
It's been on mine for years now. The only other book I've read of his was The Rum Diary, which I loved. I'm a HUGE HST fan though. Dr. Gonzo FTW!
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Dear Amazon.com: I just purchased an electric fondue pot from you. Thanks for showing me four other electric fondue pots, BUT I JUST BOUGHT ONE FROM YOU AND DON'T NEED ONE ANY MORE.
Lindsay is in 20-ten, Roberto Bonini, Jeff P. Henderson and 7 other people liked this
dont you want another fondue pot? :)
- Allen Stern
Hehe I love Amazon suggestions. You don't even have to buy to get sucked in... I followed a link from here to some popcorn pot on the site. A couple of weeks later suddenly I received a spam suggesting I buy a pop corn maker... Should teach me not to surf Amazon while logged in..
- Rasmus Lauridsen
LOL, both Amazon and eBay fail big when it comes to associating products with recent purchases. Amazon needs to acquire masterminds of Netflix recommendation engine.
- andrei_c
Oh geez, I was down with Man Vs. Wild until he put the 4 inch grub in his mouth, chomped down, and it (gasp!) burst. #changethechannel
Nicholas Kreidberg, J. Abdul-Qahhar, Joe "The Anvil" Pierce and 3 other people liked this
Dude. I saw that. ick.
- ha3rvey (big appetite)
Wes would have cooked it.
- ha3rvey (big appetite)
For a second there, I thought about popping a couple Tums.
- Derrick
My problem with the show, is that he always has to do something disgusting. Grubs of different kinds drinking his own piss from the skin of a snake or something even more gross.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Bear is sick!
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
Oh he has done worse, far worse. Elephant dung water for instance....
- Joe "The Anvil" Pierce
Some Pregnant GIs Could Face Court-Martial - http://www.military.com/news...
Penguin It's Cold Outside, نعیمی Naimi, Kol Tregaskes and 23 other people liked this
"A U.S. Army general in northern Iraq has added pregnancy to the list of reasons a Soldier under his command could be court-martialed. The new policy, outlined last month by Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo and released Friday by the Army, would apply to both female Soldiers who become pregnant on the battlefield and the male Soldiers who impregnate them."
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
Oh no, this probably means "I got court martialed after being gang raped" stories to come :(
- Lo
Um. Isn't this what we were warned against when the discussion of women serving first came up? We all said "No way, these people will be perfectly professional." Well. Here we are.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Does the military provide birth control to female soldiers? Because it seems like that would be a more reliable way to resolve the issue rather than "keep your legs together and try not to get raped."
- Jessie
@Lo: No, those impregnated from cases of rape will not be court martialed.
- Itachi
Should they then be forced to take birth control, Jessie?
- Christopher Harley
Gay men and women in the Military not looking so bad now are they?
- CW™
Jeremy, what's unprofessional about having consensual sex? As long as it isn't with a superior or subordinate that is.
- Michael R. Bernstein
its unprofessional when you violate orders, :(
- chaz2b
These people are there to serve a purpose. When you make yourself incapable of serving that purpose, it is the definition of unprofessional.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Where is the clause for rape? I haven't seen an article yet that states there is such a clause.
- Michelle Martinez
@Michelle @Itachi - I haven't seen any rape clause either, but I could believe one exists. However, based on what I've heard about the army's acknowledgement of & attention to their rape problem (or lack thereof), I'd still expect at least one or a few ugly court-martial-rape stories.
- Lo
Jessie, does the military provide/require male soldiers to use condoms? Why make it just about the woman?
- Rochelle
Lo, I don't doubt one exists, but I haven't seen the actual order. I definitely agree with you on the ugly court-martial-rape stories.
- Michelle Martinez
Rochelle, Both parties means the man and the woman both get CM'd.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Rasmus, I know. I was responding to Jessie's comment about the woman needing to be responsible for the birth control usage.
- Rochelle
From the CNN article, "Pregnancy that arises from sexual assault would not be punished, Cucolo said." That does not mean it has been written down, but it is at least being spun that way. I do find myself wondering if the military still has the same "no we won't pay for it" policy on abortion or day after pills.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Thank you, Jennifer, I hadn't seen that. The most recent general orders I can find online are from April. http://www.tac.usace.army.mil/deploym...
- Michelle Martinez
@rochelle ahh ok my bad then getting into the aggressive groove of the comments at the link, didn't do me good I guess. I apologize.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Jeremy, one problem is that both males and females could be behaving "unprofessionally", but only women would get penalized for it. As usual, women end up holding the hot potato. Oh, wait, I see now. So I guess they'd force a paternity test? Could that even be done easily before the baby is born?
- Kamilah Gill
I amended what I said.
- Kamilah Gill
Kamilah, paternity tests can be done prenatally if the mother has an amnio or CVS.
- Rochelle
@Michelle - it does still worry me though, given (as you pointed out) the terrible record with sexual assault cases. I'm hoping the directive itself is a bit more specific.
- Jennifer Dittrich
There are women that get pregnant to get out of Iraq, or to avoid deployment altogether, I have served with some of them. And yes, it is absolutely wrong. What pisses me off, though, is that a whole bunch of men go to Iraq, cheat on their spouse, and their wife blames the female rather than blame their husband that can't keep it in his pants for 12 months. Iraq was scandalous. The things that went on during my deployment were mind blowing.
- Michelle Martinez
So I guess that invasive procedure is considered benign enough? or I guess if a woman refuses to have a test done, a test can be done on the child after it's born? I still think it's easier for a man to get out of this than a woman. It seems unfair.
- Kamilah Gill
[edited: Chaz2b], there is a difference between getting pregnant deliberately (yes, that could be considered unprofessional) and taking precautions such as using protection and having that protection fail (which happens, condoms, the pill, etc. are not 100% effective).
- Michael R. Bernstein
Not when you are in the military. these people are not civilians. They have different rules.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Jeremy, how can you say that? They just *changed* the rules.
- Michael R. Bernstein
hm =/ They're still humans, though...
- Kamilah Gill
We had a female in our unit get pregnant and get sent home while we were in Iraq. The best part was that the father was married to someone else. Technically they could have punished him with the adultery thing, but they never did.
- Michelle Martinez
Human =/= unable to control themselves. These are soldiers, not administrative assistants.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
There is no way you can ask healthy people in their late teens and 20s to simply *not have sex* for their entire term of service. No. Way.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Yes there is. People with morals do it all the time.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Michael, They can have sex while in the army, just not in Iraq.
- Michelle Martinez
Hah.
- Michael R. Bernstein
I like how Jeremy implies that people who have sex have no morals. Does that apply to soldiers who are married to each other, too, Jeremy?
- Rochelle
So.. lets go all big brother and do this. Once you enter the military they remove eggs from the women and freeze the sperm from the men. Then the soldiers go through a sterilization procedure to take care of this issue as well as any war babies that has constantly occurred over the centuries. Once out of service the Gov then will provide the eggs and sperm for the vet's use to have children.
- CW™
Soldiers aren't going to stop having sex in Iraq, I guarantee it. And as far as morals go, I saw way worse stuff in four years of the army than I ever saw in four years of college. Way worse.
- Michelle Martinez
Some teens and 20-somethings might make it through long and frequent tours of service in Iraq without ever having sex, but if the military limited itself to that pool of recruits, it probably wouldn't be large enough to fight a major war.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
@Rochelle, although that may be my opinion, I just said that people can abstain from sexual activity if they have a strong moral base. It happens all the time. Only those with no moral base would conclude that it couldn't be done. We are humans, not animals. @CW, that's not what I meant at all. I actually was commenting on the relative good judgment of having a co-ed military....
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- Jeremy (cropmarks)
{edit: myself} i was just trying to illustrate how much you let your unit down, in a war situation, when you (male/femme) violate orders (no sex in a war environment), :( Your brothers and sisters train with you & rely on your support for survival in war, you are obligated to stow "your" stuff while deployed (in a war enviroment), nothing more, nothing less.
- chaz2b
Jeremy, I get what you're saying, but I doubt things will change. People shouldn't have sex in Iraq, but they will. And even though the male is also being punished, the military culture tends to blame the woman.
- Michelle Martinez
Jeremy, I agree that most people can abstain from sexual activity if they have been sufficiently brainwashed, though a very large percentage of them wouldn't be particularly effective soldiers when you were done. Note that boot camp is just such a brainwashing activity, tuned over centuries for the process of producing effective soldiers, and completely abstaining from sex is definitely not part of the program.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Chaz2b: Have you ever been shot at, in any context?
- Michael R. Bernstein
So people with a 'moral base' can abstain from obesity caused by over-eating, but everyone else cannot?
- Micah Wittman
All people can abstain from any non-autonomic behavior that they choose to. It is only when you have been taught that you are just an animal and have no control over instincts that you give into every physical whim.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Micah, that's a terrible analogy.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Micah has made my point.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Michael, please explain why you think so.
- Micah Wittman
Jeremy, I'd like to see you try to abstain from breathing, then.
- Michael R. Bernstein
I'll edit.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Jeremy, is that also your opinion of addicts? That alcoholics can just abstain if they really wanted to?
- Rochelle
Jeremy has missed my point.
- Micah Wittman
Micah, because a large number of people assume that over-eating and obesity *are* moral failings.
- Michael R. Bernstein
An addict can stop indulging the craving when they choose to do so.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Wow. You clearly don't know much about addiction.
- Rochelle
Wrong. I'm involved with the work of several addiction recovery counselors.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Michael, obesity is multi-faceted issue, as is the state's (military and civilian) governance of human behaviour across the board.
- Micah Wittman
I don't know any addiction recovery counselor who would tell their clients to just suck it up and quit being an addict.
- Rochelle
The first step to recovery is realizing that you want to stop.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Jeremy, there are always people at the margin who can be helped through willpower/morals/whatever. There is a very large chunk of folks that cannot be helped that way.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Cranking up the willpower/ethics/morals/whatever even higher may get you a few more folks, but eventually you run into sharply diminishing returns.
- Michael R. Bernstein
That's a cop-out. Then no human is responsible for their actions. Their nature made them do it.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Same goes for sex.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Why? Advocating for stronger morals isn't a bad thing within reason, but if you take it too far eventually you slide into self-hate, puritanism, and self-righteously telling other people what to do because you *can't* actually control yourself.
- Michael R. Bernstein
What I'm saying isn't that *some* people couldn't abstain if they wanted to, but that there is no way you can get *all* people to do so, and blaming the *majority* who can't is nonsensical.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Can the same go for murder?
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Not exactly, but there is a reason we have reduced penalties for 'crimes of passion', 'in the heat of the moment', etc.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Intent matters. So, if serving soldiers did not *intend* to get pregnant, and took adequate precautions, I see no reason they should be penalized the same as someone who *intended* to get pregnant or recklessly failed to use protection.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Imagine, if you will, that they were injured and thus incapacitated through reckless driving.
- Michael R. Bernstein
They intended to have intercourse.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
They were off-duty and driving for fun.
- Michael R. Bernstein
What you're suggesting, Jeremy, is equivalent to making any recreational activity that results in the soldier being incapacitated for active duty (even if they take reasonable precautions) punishable by court martial.
- Michael R. Bernstein
You're assuming that sexual intercourse is relegated to recreational activity - like playing Uno or Dominoes.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Hmm. Jeremy, do you have any objection to soldiers having consensual sex other than the possibility of pregnancy? Are you assuming that having sex is *inherently* immoral? Perhaps I should have asked this earlier, with your murder analogy.
- Michael R. Bernstein
i have a problem with disregarding orders, :(
- chaz2b
BTW, for the record, I think sex is *way* better than Dominoes or Uno. Even better than Scrabble.
- Michael R. Bernstein
i have a problem of being trained to do a duty, in war, and people jeapordizing the safety of others for their own gratification
- chaz2b
I am assuming that sex is more significant than Dominoes or a Sunday Drive. It can be immoral if it is taking advantage of another person by not first creating a safe monogamous relationship. But that's not the issue. We're discussing soldiers fighting a war. Different level of commitment.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Sorry I'm late to respond. My understanding was that the military provides condoms (please correct me if I'm wrong). I was wondering if the military also provided female birth control because then female soldiers might have some control over the situation, i.e. pregnancy wouldn't be dependent on whether male soldiers decided to wear a condom. Re: whether or not they should be forced to...
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- Jessie
I think we're talking past each other here, Jeremy. Do you have any objection to soldiers having consensual sex *other* than the possibility of a pregnancy which would render them unfit for active duty?
- Michael R. Bernstein
look what happened while we were debating this "General Backs Off on Court Martials for Pregnant Soldiers" http://abcnews.go.com/WN...
- chaz2b
"I regret that the term 'court martial' is bandied about or mentioned," Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo III said from Iraq today. "I do not ever see myself putting a soldier in jail for this."
- chaz2b
Cucolo said that in the eight weeks his policy has been in force, four women soldiers were redeployed because they had become pregnant in violation of Cucolo's order. The four women and two male soldiers received letters of reprimand that will not remain in their permanent military files. A third male soldier, he said, was also punished for getting a female soldier pregnant. He was a...
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- chaz2b
"Anyone who leaves this fight early because they made a personal choice that changed their medical status -- or contributes to doing that to another -- is not in keeping with a key element of our ethos, 'I will always place the mission first,' or three of our seven core values: loyalty, duty and selfless service," he continued. "And I believe there should be negative consequences for making that personal choice. "
- chaz2b
Some commanders, he (Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nathan Banks) noted, have made DUI a potentially court martial offense, while some haven't.
- chaz2b
I'd support classifying 'unprotected sex' (note: not 'sex', or 'pregnancy') as roughly the same level of offense as a DUI.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Michael: And how would you enforce that? Pregnancy is easy to verify.
- Tudor Bosman
Well, that's pretty tricky, I admit. But we shouldn't go down the road of making things crimes just because they are easy to verify.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Quite the opposite: we shouldn't go down the road of making activities crimes that 1. aren't easy to verify, and 2. don't hurt anyone (except maybe the people who engage in those activities intentionally).
- Tudor Bosman
It *is* a nice little morass, isn't it?
- Michael R. Bernstein
I wouldn't necessarily discount the power of self-incrimination, though. Happens all the time.
- Michael R. Bernstein
BTW, although you can't enforce condom *use*, if you simply assume soldiers are human and going to have sex, you require them to have condoms as part of their kit. No going anywhere without them.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Also, unprotected sex by itself doesn't hurt anyone (except for the two (or more) people involved, if one of them has a STD, but presumably they're fully aware of what they're doing). Pregnancy does hurt a woman's ability to fight on the front lines, and so it seems to me perfectly reasonable to restrict it.
- Tudor Bosman
I personally prefer criminalizing as little as possible; breaking into someone's house should be a crime, but simply owning lockpicks shouldn't be.
- Tudor Bosman
But Tudor, unprotected sex does not automatically result in pregnancy, it just has a higher likelihood. Just like DUI does not automatically result in an accident.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Criminalizing pregnancy means that if two people engage in safe sex and the protections fail, they are still guilty.
- Michael R. Bernstein
You can't reasonably expect people to simply not have sex. It's insane.
- Michael R. Bernstein
+Michael B.
- Kamilah Gill
Why not?
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Michael: which they should be; it's pregnancy that actually has consequences on the woman's ability to serve, not sex itself, unprotected or not. And you could have extenuating circumstances if you could prove that the pregnancy was caused from failure of a birth control method used correctly, and aggravating circumstances if the prosecution can prove that the woman became pregnant in order to avoid service on the front lines.
- Tudor Bosman
All of these particulars illustrate to me the reason why the military should not try to regulate pregnancy in this manner. Perhaps there's another solution. (I'm not sure what, but all of this oversteps personal rights too much for me. I know that you give up certain rights when you join the military, but not every right.)
- Kamilah Gill
Also, if I may be blunt, pregnancy is not irreversible, while the consequences of a traffic accident often are. (I do think that any regulation that criminalizes pregnancy should also make abortion easily available) A woman can abstain (and thus be certain that she won't be pregnant, barring rape), use birth control (two different methods of birth control, used concurrently and...
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- Tudor Bosman
Kam - they are supposed to be soldiers. Hard, tough, fighting soldiers. If they can't keep their pants on, we don't need them as soldiers. Men and women alike.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Jeremy: while I understand your point, a solution that *works* is better than one that has stronger principles.
- Tudor Bosman
Why is it assumed that stronger principals would not work?
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
While I have no data related directly to the military, the closest thing that comes to mind is abstinence-only sex education, which has been shown (time and time again) to be ineffective. See, for example, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn....
- Tudor Bosman
Who says your principals are stronger or for everyone? What works for you does not equal success for everyone else.
- CW™
Also, a policy that takes into account people's urges and desires is (prima facie) more likely to be effective than one that works against them.
- Tudor Bosman
It won't work because soldiers are human.
- Michelle Martinez
The funny thing is, "not having sex" was not specifically banned while I was deployed. It was all the things that could lead to it that were banned like males going into the females' quarters. Leadership knew it was going on, only pregnancies and assaults were an issue.
- Rob Haas
I'd like to suggest an alternate solution: Pregnancy results in immediate maternity leave. After maternity leave, the soldier must get back into shape until they are fit for duty. Their tour is automatically extended by the same amount of time as leave+getting back into shape.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Jeremy, do you also think that returning soldiers could choose to stop having PTSD? Also, that you're "involved in the work of several addiction recovery counselors" doesn't mean you know SHIT about addiction. The recovery industry has largely ignored all scientifically-based information about addiction for decades. But I highly recommend not replying to my comment or this thread will go train wreck quickly.
- Lo
Lo, that depends. I have some very close relationships with those who have had some very real addictions, but I, myself, have not had a serious coke habit, no. I'm glad you're an expert in the field and ready to dismiss the whole profession based on your exclusive knowledge on the subject. I'm also glad that any dissent against your opinion comes with a threat. I'm sure you know exactly what you're talking about.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Jeremy, my "threat" was merely intended as a warning that this is a highly emotional topic for me. I do not claim to be an expert. As an addict who received a lot of expensive "help" that gave me still more problems, I took the time to read a bunch of studies about the various treatment modalities in use and their effectiveness - as determined by actual research. I was fucking...
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- Lo
Oh. See, I've got several people that will say that 12 step programs saved their life. What a strange thing.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Furthermore, my issue with your comments has less to do with the issue of addiction, and more to do with your implied assertion that alcoholism and multiple suicide attempts were a rational choice I made, and that these choices were due to a lack of morality. Intense emotion actually causes the cerebral cortex to stop functioning.
- Lo
Well, then I will remember that you are not responsible for your own actions.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Yeah, I was one of the people who credited AA with my life, too. Then I stopped going to AA, and I did not return to drinking or die as they told me I would. Then I read that the rate of people who stay sober in AA is nearly identical to the rate of people who get sober with no treatment of any kind. You are aware of the phenomenon where humans can create rational explanations and believe them despite the fact they are false? Also demonstrated by research.
- Lo
Where did I say I was not responsible for my own actions?
- Lo
"Intense emotion actually causes the cerebral cortex to stop functioning."
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
I don't see the word responsible in there anywhere.
- Lo
So, you are responsible for those choices.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
I am responsible for the outcome of my actions. That does not mean that every action I make is a carefully considered, rational choice based solely on my morality.
- Lo
No, there is such a thing as diminished capacity, I'll agree with you there. But no one starts there. Your choices get you there.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
LOL I chose my brain chemistry and genes?!?!?!!? You are a fucking trip.
- Lo
You chose to drink alcohol.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Jeremy, would a tourret's syndrome sufferer be responsible for their verbal outbursts, or would that just be a laps of moral judgment on their part?
- Jeff P. Henderson
And I chose to have the suicide gene?
- Lo
I chose to have more intense emotions than 99% of mankind? (I had what they call borderline personality disorder, thus the drinking)
- Lo
Jeremy you are not going to win this argument....
- Jeff P. Henderson
I think the problem is that, like most people, you lie to yourself about the nature of your decision-making process. This is not a slam against you, there seems to be evidence that this is an innate brain function, and it's probably there for a reason. Like most, you can't bear to consider that you aren't as in control of your decisions as you'd like to believe. And that's fine. You can think that all day and I don't care, it doesn't affect me.
- Lo
@Jeff - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki..., @Lo - I'm not going to say that chemical imbalances are not a part of life, but let's please not try and blame everything but ourselves for our actions.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
But when you tell me that one day I woke up, was perfectly healthy & had every opportunity, and I CHOSE to ruin my life and nearly die for a good fucking time, damn straight I will get pissed off.
- Lo
Again, you are putting words into my mouth! I already said I'm responsible for everything I do, and I blame no one for my actions!
- Lo
WTF is "blame" anyway? Define it. It's an artificial construct that means nothing.
- Lo
"TS is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder" How is this different than other mental illnesses?
- Jeff P. Henderson
If by "blame" you mean "what made something happen," then there are thousands if not billions of factors spanning centuries that all led up to every decision I make. Every experience I've ever had shapes how I react to stimuli. Every connection in my brain got there somehow, and determines my behavior.
- Lo
Jeff, I'm not arguing against chemical imbalances, but Lo's argument is that she didn't choose to make the choices she's made. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
NO. I am saying that your understanding of the concept of choice is ridiculous and contrary to science.
- Lo
My concept of choice is that I am not an animal, and am therefore capable of making decisions and will be held responsible for them.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
I take full responsibility for everything I've ever done and said, and even things that most people say are not my fault. I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I've done 9th steps with basically everyone I've ever known and continue to do them despite not being in the program.
- Lo
As should these young men and women in the military.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Jeremy I don't completely agree with your statement. Mental illness, chemical imbalances can cause you to act in a manner that is against your judgment, or in a manner that is unacceptable to most people.
- Jeff P. Henderson
"I am not an animal" - Then you're the first creature outside my kingdom to achieve language! Yes you are, learn some science. You might work on some compassion, too. You have misread my intent every step of the way. I'm not saying I'm not responsible for my actions, I'm saying that your assertion that people deliberately choose to suffer and die is rude & callous in the extreme.
- Lo
Lo, I drake heavily and acted in a sexually promiscuous manner for several years. Those actions have had several negative impacts on my life. However, when I made those choices, I was in full control of what I was doing. Society has held me responsible, because I could have chosen to act in a more appropriate manner. If I could not make that choice, it would not be just to hold me...
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- Jeremy (cropmarks)
How do you know you were "in full control"? That's your opinion. I hate to break it to you, but all the neuroscience I've read in that area lately suggests that's an illusion. Anyway, you're misunderstanding my point and making me feel very upset & like shit, so I quit. You're right, I was in full control of myself from birth, and I decided to try to kill myself repeatedly because I was bored. Why am I such an idiot and an asshole? Guess it's because I'm immoral. You win.
- Lo
Jeremy, all I'll say is, I hope you're a troll.
- Tudor Bosman
Troll?
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Tudor, and he's good, it's been a long time since I "chose" to be so upset about something stupid somebody said on the internet :P
- Lo
It's easy to dismiss what someone is saying when you label them as sub-human.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
well you're obviously not human. since humans are animals.
- Sarah
People are different. Some of my friends have addictions they can't stop. Others have quit smoking on their first try. I don't think there's any "theory" of "Does 12-step work or not" that applies to everyone. Even if statistics (which I'm not familiar with) say "12-step" is bunk, there always can be people out there which it helps. My Dad works with medicine, and he jokes that the...
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- Mitchell Tsai
Jeremy, I dismissed what you're saying because you appear to be trolling. No one called you less than subhuman, and indeed your failure to respond to my points is the key sign you're just trying to be a jerk rather than actually argue for anything. Another big tip-off is that you argued for several contradictory points - did you really say addiction is a choice and then defend the...
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- Lo
Mitchell, I agree completely and that's why I don't discourage anyone from going to AA even though I don't anymore. The problem (in my eyes) is that a common view among treatment "professionals" (which includes psychologists, psychiatrists, and counselors, who don't necessarily have special training or education relating to addiction) is that 12-step programs work, and if they don't work it's the patient's fault, and the solution is just to wait until she gets more miserable. Assuming she doesn't die.
- Lo
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