When I first came on to ff today, this is what I saw at the top of the feed. As I leave, it is at the top again. Thus, I both start and end the day smiling.
- Katy S
It looks just like Derrick is about to say "Goo goo ga ga"
- iTad
I'm just gonna go ahead and let this be my embarrassing photo meme entry.
- Derrick
I will say that as someone who unabashedly had no use for insects, bugs, critters, etc., that John has given me reason to pause. I even set them free outside instead of just...uh, you know, rolling up a magazine.
- Derrick
Derrick: I used to feel that way too, until I started taking a closer look at them. Even spiders and centipedes don't bother me as much as they used to. I don't have any hesitation about swatting mosquitos and other biting things, though.
- John (bird whisperer)
John, I think if I ever saw an Imperial Moth in real life, I'd just kind of marvel at it. At least you got me to change my outlook towards things. :)
- Derrick
I'm with Jenny and Derrick. I try to get people to toss bugs outside instead of swatting them, but I'm not sure I've made much progress. John is obviously on to something with the pics. :)
- <3Heather<3
I agree with Derrick, My first instinct is to cringe, but John makes it easy to see the beauty of these critters. Just don't let me find one in my house #ohlawd
- Shey
I'm normally not a fan of Porsche styling, but this red on black thing is kinda hot!
- Sparky, lurking
I've been fascinated with sunroofs since I was a little kid (cause my parents always bought cars that never had them). This one is technically impressive; love the integration into the rear and how it segues into the rear of the car. Someday, Derrick. Someday.
- Derrick
@Derrick +100 (I Can Haz - Well I can Dreamz)
- Lynne d Johnson
Yeah, so totally saw a new Carrera today. Wasn't a Targa, but the tres cool LED lights beneath the headlamps gave it away as a 2009. I was more excited about seeing the car than meeting Zach Snyder last week. DAMN YOU SEXY PORSCHES.
- Derrick
nice. wouldn't turn it down if given to me... but I'm a Mercedes man...
- Brent
How do you like those Mercedes SUV's Brent?
- Amani
I used to really like Mercedes. I think they've turned into German Buicks, though. But the first 500E Hammer? Wow, I fell in love with cars when that was released in what, 1986?
- Derrick
that much cash? i'd rather buy a 2 year old 911 GT3.
- Jeff (Team マクダジ )
I am looking into an Inifiniti now and trade in my MBZ ... :O
- Amani
from IM
no... it isn't at all. America gets back it's investment in Israel. something it doesn't with the rest of it's foreign aid. further Israel would gladly not take the money if the world would not dictate it's sovereign borders. it was Jimmy Carter who forced this on Israel. further the other part of this is we are funding the terrorists around them with AID. unlike their neighbors Israel...
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- NoahDavidSimon
this poster is the reality I am dealing with online on social networks. problem with libertarian theory is it is a theory. it has no applicable community. without a community there is no application. Ayn Rand might of been a Zionist, but people that would of thrown her into an oven have co-opted her ideas.
- NoahDavidSimon
I would like to know Michael... How is it true????
- Ron
don't bother Ron. I had to block him... not once... but three times now. I keep on telling myself he is just a 14 year old kid. but he is brainwashed with hate. I am sad because he is of a Polish background and I thought their people might of learned the lessons of the Holocaust, but sadly this child has found the loopholes with his own guilt complex. I tried for months to tell him...
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- NoahDavidSimon
Forian thinks America blew up the WTC on 911. the kid is poison.
- NoahDavidSimon
Happy 61st Birthday to Israel, Noah! :) Listen, my political stance has changes quite a lot recently, and it's bound to change sooner or later too. I do read some stuff from infowars.com quite regularly, but it's not my new Bible. I appreciate you bringing up the links to the videos... brings back old memories ;) Have a good one!
- Michael Forian
Jordan just threatened war of all Arab states if Israel does not agree to negotiate with Abu Mazen. this means that Fatah does not recognize the right of a Jewish state unless it is the unsustainable 1967 border. this means the "2 state" idea does not exist. the PLO is now claiming that Arafat never got the approval from Fatah... let alone Hamas or Hezballah. so as far as logic is...
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- NoahDavidSimon
When the day comes, we will see— Seesmic that is! I read upon this briefly, but if it is what you are stating then Israel is going to have a lot more to deal with next time around. Who knows! Maybe Israel will be receiving the humanitarian aid from the UN this time!
- Michael Forian
that day is now. "Israel faces all-out war within 18 months if it does not come to terms with the Arab world and allow the establishment of a new Palestinian state with its capital in Jerusalem, according to Jordan’s King Abdullah II. The Hashemite monarch also declared on America's Meet the Press television program Sunday that threats from Iran and Al Qaeda will fade away once Jerusalem is divided." http://ff.im/2sjuG
- NoahDavidSimon
these are the followers of http://ff.im/2iksu Haj Amin al-Husseini. Arafat's uncle and a top Nazi who ran concentration camps. he founded the PLO that Arafat wanted Israel to negotiate with. the head of the PLO is the man who bombed the Munich Olympics. you expect their word to be good? in some ways Hamas is more honest then Fatah.
- NoahDavidSimon
No, that day will be within the next 18 months. But not now.
- Michael Forian
up to 18 months in PLO terms means yesterday
- NoahDavidSimon
I was watching Obama speak tonight. Tu Quoque Bob. Douglas Faith under Reagan would of passed legislation that would of protected terrorists and would of given them "Geneva Conference" enemy combatant status. would of made saving LA from Al Qaeda impossible
- NoahDavidSimon
when you sign papers with a doctor to perform surgery, it is murder for the doctor to leave after cutting you open. The doctor can't turn around and say he just didn't care anymore. I am glad it is clarified that Ron Paul is not holding the mantle of Ayn Rand. I question what being a Baptist has to do with betraying Zionism however. I have no problems with his religion. He has on many...
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- NoahDavidSimon
Israel defended itself when they had nothing but home made Molotov cocktails. America has left the Arabs now with advanced weaponry. they are even giving money to Hamas. It is a little late to say you don't want to be involved. Likud was against Jimmy Carter's peace plan from the get go. They were right. In the mean time if America wants to cut it's funding they must use discretion to...
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- NoahDavidSimon
Ron Paul claims to of been inspired by Rand. Rand understood the importance of nations for distinct communities. She was not an internationalist. there is nothing convenient for America to leave the mid east unsustainable for it's nations.
- NoahDavidSimon
and we are shocked about what happened at the Holocaust museum I suppose? another Bilderberg / Rothchild conspiracy nut. check his website out http://xrl.us/shoahmuseum "In the Ron Paul for President group on Yahoo, he complained that a Harvard professor had supposedly called for killing all white people. He also posted a piece saying that Hitler's worst mistake was that "he didn't gas the Jews."" what is going on here Ron Paul? why is this acceptable on your forums?
- NoahDavidSimon
time to take Israel's que and bring down the Iranian regime. Iran's protesters are being sloughtered as the social media hypocrates online can do nothing. I would love to see some positive libertarian principles. Sadly those that use that garb these days are quite arbitrary. you can't talk about fighting intervention when you are blind to a history of intervention. you must deal with...
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- NoahDavidSimon
look no further for next abuse in politics. I told you about Obama... and now I am warning you here about the right wing too
- NoahDavidSimon
looks like Bibi handled Israel's economy perfectly. some of these Libertarians could learn a thing or two from Likud
- NoahDavidSimon
hey Tea Party. The Jewish People will not forget how you enabled hate in your forums
- NoahDavidSimon
I have got to learn photoshop.....I have some pretty cool ideas....
- Joel Robert Perez
Oh, Tina, does that mean I need to record my FooFoo video? :-D Also, madam, you are FULL OF WIN!!!
- Ladyepiphanybug
Down came the Good Fairy, and she said: Liittle Bunneh Steven, I don't want to see you, scoopin' up the field mice and boppin' 'em on the head.
- Katy S
As Jeanette and I were talking, we had to stop each other. "Wait, that might be construed as a joke. Stop smiling!"
- Tudor Bosman
Wow, that's one formal request, even repeated to you, is it new to that airport? Then it's the new word, serious: "Keep the word joke from their words, you heard? Search, find the criminals! Remove the smiles! All threats are taken seriously here!" ;p
- Zu from AOD
Then we started debating what kind of jokes would be allowed. Clearly, jokes about guns, bombs, or hijacking a plane are out (as the sign helpfully indicates). How about jokes about airport policies? or jokes about joking about banned subjects?
- Tudor Bosman
One of the last times I flew I caught myself almost making a joke like that. I had a bar of soap in my carryon, which apparently looks like plastic explosives, so I got pulled aside for further inspection (and I was very nervous as I had pot brownies in that bag). The woman said "you probably just have some soap," and I said "I do," and then almost added "plus the plastic explosives." I...
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- Lo the Baker
Yes, yes, and no. But I only roll with baked goods now. Pre-9/11 I would just throw whatever in my checked bags.
- Lo the Baker
It's actually specifically allowed in some California airports. (If you have a medical card)
- Lo the Baker
Just was talking to http://www.friendfeed.com/garin and we came to the conclusion that if you are going to comment on a friendfeed item you should either be first or last. Why? They always are visible. So, here's your chance! :-)
Any worthy FF thread will engage interested parties enough to read most of the comments.
- iTad
Do I get bonus points if I end up being the thread killer?
- Kevin Johnson
Kevin you could always delete your 1st comment. :)
- rob friedman
Kevin! Yes, and we're having a great time watching this. It will get old fast, but for now it's really fun!
- Robert Scoble
Dang it I am 5 min too late. So I guess it is like posting on a blog post, you always want to be first.
- Jeff
Hey Enrique.. that would suck. Oh... LAST! Oh Jeff... Last.
- Ted Bradford II
That's why these threads just go on and on and on... people just want to have the last word. ;-P
- Chris Heath
Chris: I don't want the last word. I want the penultimate word. :-)
- Robert Scoble
Nope, I like the riffng of the conversation. Jump in anywhere. Enjoy the free flow of ideas and worry not about being seen by the scanners. Those who take the time to expand the thread have such a richer experience.
- michael sean wright
if i wasn't so tired i'd play that out Chris (as my last post was truly in jest). Late here in East TN. Gonna go tip a few cows and call it a day.
- Ted Bradford II
Ted: so was mine ... didn't you catch the winky tongue? (i'm on cape fear so i'm soon to bed as well)
- Chris Heath
Good point, unless you're actually using the RT chat aspect of FriendFeed, I guess...
- Andy Werner
I actually come back 5 days later to make comments so I can have the last word. Everyone has already forgotten what the conversation is about by then.
- Jeff
Chris- I did, but needed a segue into a cow tipping joke... cause I've never done so before. I do know this, tomorrow I will use the word 'penultimate' and dazzle family and friends. Hope alls quiet on the Cape bro. These storms have been a biotch. Annnnnnd Jeff just trumped us all. Tell him what he's won Enrique... nite all.
- Ted Bradford II
Second to last is always visible on my screen. :)
- Bwana ☠
Clever way to get the most commented upon comment on FF ever....
- Barak B
Ted, if you haven't dozed off- i'll have you know that the coastal winds tend to keep a lot of the storm systems at bay- if you're close enough to the water - a mile or 5 inland can make a big difference some days - and spot t/storms can be localized around here big time - for instance yesterday it rained (for a short period) at my house while i was at work 5 miles away getting no rain - only knew cuz the ground was wet when i went home for lunch... ok - it's really time for sleep now - g'nite FriendFeed
- Chris Heath
friendfeed should allow for "liking" comments so top comments can be the ones shown, no matter the chronology. And allow the users to watch comments by likes, threaded or chronologically.
- Charbax
A blatant attempt at gaming the FriendFeed statistics for no real useful purpose... Oooh, can I be last, Please Please!!!
- Peter Kelley
No, Peter, you may not be last. That's my position.
- Chris Charabaruk
Are trying to go for the longest comment thread again?
- Amit Morson
Amit: no, most times one post gets hidden.
- Robert Scoble
In a different timezone you can have the advantage :)
- Rene de Vries
Okay, people, nothing to see here. Just walk on. This is the last comment. It's all clear now.
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
What if you write backwards? Does that help?
- Kieran Daly
Okay, people, nothing to see here. Just walk on. This is the last comment. It's all clear now. says Ruud van Wijngaarden
- Julian Edward
It would be nice if we could pick the number of comments shown at the top and bottom, I'd like to see the first 3 and last 3 for example.
- Kol Tregaskes
I usually read all the comments of something I'm interested in. I don't just read the top and bottom ones so I don't care where I come in. I comment on what I want to because I want to say something. It's nice if the original poster reads/responds to it, but not absolutely necessary. Most of the time the most fun/interaction comes from other commenters.
- Molly
Being last has one drawback. It makes you a thread-killer. I'm not sure some of us like being that. Sometimes I'd rather see the discussion keep going.
- George Hall (Australia)
Do like the suggestion made earlier that there should be bonus points for being the thread-killer...
- George Hall (Australia)
And there is nothing I hate more than reading that first comment that childishly claims "First!" and nothing more. "Last!" (until the next comment comes along)
- Jim Espinoza
By the way, I'm the last commenter in a very participated thread recently started by Robert Scoble, but that didn't gain me almost any new follower. I'm fine with this though, as I'd find silly being advantaged for being the last commenter ;-)
- Opensource Obscure
112 comments - but there can never be last comment, can there? Unless there is a FF limit on the number of comments - Paul, is there a limit?
- WoH: Minding her Steves
The current last comment is the next penultimate comment.
- Brian Sullivan
Not everyone is on here to market themselves to infinity. Why people, other than people who actually make money off of exposure, insist on wanting the most friends on ff/fb/ms/tt is beyond me. Not everyone is a Scobilite! Yes I did just make that word up... where do I copyright it? lol
- Jason Williams
Didn't someone blog about tinyurl's dominance a while back - about how they have too much power. Might have been Gillmor or Winer
- Bwana ☠
Winer. I don't think they have too much power
- Steve Gillmor
Kevin: i did not say it was spam. I put the smiley face indicating my partial joking nature. but only partial.
- Jeff
Robert: I could not figure out how to disable comments for particular post. It is really not a big issue since I have gmail, but I do think this post may never die.
- Jeff
I seem to be last on many of Steve Gillmor's posts @techcrunchit, the kiss of death to many a conversation. I should be so lucky here.
- Aron Michalski
from fftogo
A good way to stop? - Scoble puts in his penultimate comment Kevin Johnson says zaloom!
- Julian Edward
This is the Seinfeld of FF....the post and comments about nothing. I wonder what the record is for the most comments on FF?
- Jeff
As a fine-art platform, as a painting, do you think anyone would be interested in a full-screen image feed animated by Judith Supine? http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- stephen harlow
I like most anything distilled...information, bait...(distilled bait...is that like the worm at the bottom of the mezcal?)
- guruvan (Rob Nelson)
The difference would be that in this case the worm will stay on the bottom. No matter what.
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
I reckon it'll be Ruud van Wijngaarden
- Julian Edward
I am not quite sure about that. But willing to accept it. (Wait! You just called me a worm? The most underrated but valuable animal on the planet, that brings us fertile ground and eats dead stuff? It is a nice compliment, but might be a bit much).
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
No, No! - I didn't mean you worm. Although as you say they are useful beings. I do hope you'lll be in heroic position of last commenter! This is a case of the last shall be second. (Kevin Johnson being first of course). Scoble is penultimate we would hope. I'm aiming for 5th to last!
- Julian Edward
Yesterday somebody asked: 'if you pass the number two in a race, which place are you in?' and I answered wrong. Passing the last one in this race will be hard...
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
you mean Twitter Gar1n? You were talking on TWITTER WEREN'T YOU! LIAR "friendfeeed Garin" pfttttt still the same bi-polar
- The Real sofarsoShawn
Interesting comment, SFSS, very interesting indeed. So interesting, in fact, that I think that nothing further needs to be added to this thread. Ever.
- WoH: Minding her Steves
אתם כל כך מלא חרא, אבל זו בעיה שלך, לא שלי :-)
- David Gross
from email
actually i don't know how not to be the last commenter :)
- İ. Emre Kutlu
If only I could puncture the depths of Scoble's scratch-the-surface brain fart, techno-vangelizing, then I'd actually care WHOLE HEARTEDLY about this meaningfully retarded thread.
- The Real sofarsoShawn
The only way this thread can be made even more ridiculous and anachronistic is to move it to identi.ca.. Myspace would work, too.
- Tal Shafik
And since you can't guarantee being last unless you are the originator of the thread or can convince the originator to end comments (but since Robert is AWOL that is unlikely) -- you better be first. ;-)
- Brian Sullivan
Waseem Sadiq, CTO (left) and Khuram Hussain are showing me how you can send emails and messages to Twitter, Facebook, and others. It is in private beta now, will launch later this year. http://www.inbox2.com Does all sorts of useful stuff like forwarding, copying, etc. "It is really hard to build a good email client," says Sadiq. They nailed it, must try it.
- Robert Scoble
Very cool. I can imagine this being something to tie me over until Google Wave is released. I presume the transition to Google Wave from Inbox2 will be a ease?
- Vinko
Robert, thx for the plug! Everybody that wants an invite just leave your email address on the website (www.inbox2.com), will take a few weeks before you get one tho, due to the infrastructure we're setting up to serve u all :-)
- Waseem Sadiq
'a few weeks'!! we'll have all forgotten about it by then! -- you've got our interest now (it's about 20 people, how much infrastructure would be required?)
- Paul
Hehe that is true, but if I let you guys in now I might end up spoiling the zen like email experience once its good enough. I'll tell you what, if you are willing to try out the product and tell us how we can improve it, or blog about it, Í will get you an invite (waseem at inbox2 dot com)
- Waseem Sadiq
"In a clip played by MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, Black says, "Our two-party system is a bowl of shit looking in the mirror at itself. ... Basically, the last eight years, I feel, the Republicans stood around farting and the Democrats went, 'Ooh, let me smell it.'""
- Russellreno
from Bookmarklet
The two-party system is a farce and a disgrace, especially, since both parties are sitting on the same side of the middle, one a bit further to the right than the other. There must be more choice, and choice from a spectrum of sides for a democracy to really represent everyone.
- Rene, Pro Button Pusher
Corporate entities should look to funding smaller political parties like the Libertarian Party, which has a lot of potential if it could get off the ground.
- Michael Forian
A corporate-funded Libertarian Party wouldn't look much different from the current Republican Party.
- John (bird whisperer)
I seem to have more and more issues with libertarianism, because I think it is nothing more than polished anarchism. Choosing to be a libertarian means that whatever any form government does, you disagree with, but the option that you have available to fix the issue is a solution that will never ever be implemented by any government anywhere in the world. So, libertarians are only...
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- Rene, Pro Button Pusher
"but the option that you have available to fix the issue is a solution that will never ever be implemented by any government anywhere in the world." Unless you're a glibertarian instead. (they say they're libertarians, but somehow their solutions seem to align with big business a lot of the time...)
- Andrew C (✓)
"BECK: Of all things, the Nobel Peace Prize should be turned down by Barack Obama and given — you ready for this, oh this one’s going to make headlines — should be give to the Tea Party goers and the 9-12 Project. … Because of the arrogance of the progressives that thought no one would stand in their way. That he would be able to accomplish everything. Two weeks into his presidency, they nominated him for it and said, “oh this is going to be a slam dunk.” Because of the Tea Party goers and the 9-12 Project people that stood in his way and stopped him from accomplishing the things that he thought, “please, I’m the Messiah, I’ll be able to accomplish that.”"
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
Well, now we know who took Rush's Oxy stash.
- Steven Perez
Well, Beckie, you should be euthanized ... we can't have it all, can we?!
- Rene, Pro Button Pusher
Stupid. While I DO happen to believe that Obama should turn down the prize, it should DEFINITELY NOT go to anything related to Beck. The Nobel Foundation should have waited until the end of his first term to give it to Obama, giving it to him now is pointless.
- Michael Forian
Whatever Beck's been smoking, I'd love a hit of it.
- Chris Charabaruk
Pardon my saying it but Beck is a fucking moron. He's just pissed because HE wasn't nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Prosey BUTTONS!
I'm sure the Nobel Committee can come up with a prize for Douchebag of the Year ...
- Rene, Pro Button Pusher
Beck doesn't realize that Europeans find him and the people who listen to him to be complete and ignorant fools. Of course he knows this, because his viewer base is completely ignorant of that fact as well.
- Rene, Pro Button Pusher
It should go to the Rush/Beck combo. Did you read Rush Limpball's response to this? Gawd, the neocons are frothing like rabid dogs over this.
- Prosey BUTTONS!
Yup, I did. It's true what Rachel Maddow said yesterday: after trying to impeach Obama there is nothing left for the fringers to do. Well, other than actually kill him.
- Rene, Pro Button Pusher
"BECK: Nobody is saying we’re blowing children up or anything like the Taliban. But this is the same kind of tactic being used now in America. You can’t get your agenda, so you unleash the hounds and point the fingers, and everybody is a racist."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
When Obama is gone in 2012 (it's possible) because of his inability to get things done, a totalitarian Republican is going to take control of the White House, and then, CW, it will really feel like V for Vendetta thanks to good ole' Glenn Beck!
- Michael Forian
Mind you, Steven, I am being serious. If it does turn out that Obama's a "one term wonder", American voters will be more willing to give Republicans a chance.
- Michael Forian
Okay, can I put a sock in Glenn Beck's mouth? I used to like his radio show because even though I disagreed with him, he was more tolerable than Rush, but lately I've lost a lot of respect towards him. This is coming from a liberally minded person.
- Mol, FF Music Lover
Denise, well, to be perfectly honest, the only Republican I'd ever vote for would be Ron Paul.
- Michael Forian
I don't trust ant man who believes we can realistically return to the gold standard... :)
- Prosey BUTTONS!
Mind you, Michael, I know. Hence, my reply, also made in all seriousness.
- Steven Perez
Even though China is adding to its gold reserves more and more everyday... and the price of gold is going higher everyday...
- Michael Forian
Steven, I don't know when to take you seriously anymore... :(
- Michael Forian
I don't pretend to know what the Chinese are doing economically, though I know they're going through a major industrial revolution right now...I also know they own quite a bit of our debt. That being said, I am not one who can speak intelligently to the matter of the Chinese. However, returning to the gold standard *here* is not realistic. There's a some info in wiki -...
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- Prosey BUTTONS!
"Certainly, Ms. Huffington’s plans to boot up a technology section, along with previously announced books and sports verticals, tell us something about her intentions to create the ultimate destination for every Internet user—not just the political scandal gossip mongers and celebrity news junkies addicted to the popular aggregator, but gadget-wielding tech freaks, baseball fans and book bingers as well."
- Brad Williamson
from Bookmarklet
AIUI, HuffPo doesn't pay any contributor, so they all have to monetize with alternate revenue streams, which leads to crummy content.
- Andrew C (✓)
I visit HuffPo about once a day to see what the left is regurgitating.
- Michael Forian
Pffft. I take HuffPo with a grain of salt, but I do read it. Knowing that it's very left of center, I retain a critical eye, as with all publications...but quite often there are pieces that are far better thought out than many (if not most) of the swill spouting from the right...and it's *consistently* more accurate than anything we'll find on Faux.
- Prosey BUTTONS!
And to be honest, they really should've cooked the meat.
- Michael Forian
by complete coincidence, i wrote a byline for my entire blog that says "Before you have a look at this scrumptious bit of content...take a second to follow me on Twitter etc..."
- Zee.
maybe i missed it but i dont see them actually eating the guy?
- sean percival
Yeah Sean - something seems "fishy". Their shirts all have Thai on them, and I don't know any Canabilistic groups in Thailand. Indonesia, yes, but didn't think Thailand had any, especially amongst the police force.
- Jesse Stay
@sean It's a fair point. But i guess, its them walking away with stuff on their plates that makes me think that they're actually eating it...could be wrong though
- Zee.
what i see here is a bunch of folks dismantling a guy and having a delicious no related lunch of noodles and beef!
- sean percival
That does look like a typical Thai newspaper cover story though
- Jesse Stay
On a side note though, when would it be necessary to cut up a human body like this?
- Zee.
other than fitting in a small suit case, im not sure :/
- sean percival
In some parts of the world, they cut up the body and throw it in the river...
- Gus
Oh come on this ain't for real. Though I am part Arawak & Caribe Indian (You know cannibals) even I don't touch the stuff no more unless provoked, some of us are civilized you know and yes I am related to Hannibal Lector, he's a distant cousin :) - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Jeunelle Foster
"This is the most frightening thing I have heard in a very long time: According to a poll conducted by the Daily Kos, which I fervently hope is wrong, 28 percent of Republicans believe that President Obama is not an American citizen. Another 30 percent are undecided. A wider survey to be released tomorrow takes that 58 percent of potential "birthers" nationwide up to nearly 70 in Virginia alone. And this is not in dispute: Ten Republican congressmen have now signed on to a bill demanding that Obama prove his citizenship."
- Anthony Citrano
from Bookmarklet
President Obama has proven his citizenship. It was verified before he was elected. Why do people keep bringing all this nonsense up? Obama inherited so many problems, Bush left this country in a mess. We all need to stop this finger pointing and work together!
- Allison A .Alford
Wow, if you're going to do a "joker" spoof, do it well. This one's sloppy.
- Michael Forian
Obama could end the debate about his citizenship by simply releasing his original birth certificate. So, who is to blame for the controversy? John McCain had to prove his citizenship before congress, Barack Obama was "vouched" for only by Nancy Pelosi.
- David C. Cooper
I'm not a "birther", but to put a rest to the matter, why doesn't he just release it?
- Michael Forian
It doesn't matter how many times his birth certificate is posted, attested to by the state of Hawaii, examined, or verified; the birthers will continue to claim he is foreign because, to them, he is. He is a well-educated black man, which makes him as foreign to the ignoramuses (some portion of whom aren't even sure if Hawaii is a state) as if he had tentacles or spoke Klingon as his natve language.
- Bren
from iPhone
This argument is just more diversion and subterfuge to hide the fact that the right has no positive agenda for fixing the mess W left.
- Bren
from iPhone
The FFundercats can have a new home if they want, at wtfcat.com, if the friendfeed community agrees to a clone of FF having that domain name (I own it :-P)
- April
Try to think in positive terms - imagine a moment of win on a 200 million person network.
- John E. Bredehoft
I am a little confused here, I read that nothing was going to change at least not in the foreseeable future. Why all the sadness?
- Nicholas Kreidberg
for me, that's just it. Nothing is going to change.. it's on to FB.
- Tim Hoeck
I think the FriendFeed team should come out and tell us really what's going to change.
- Michael Forian
The horse's mouth spoke. I will miss them too, Kevin. You better find some way to sneak some coolness into FB.
- Pete D
Kevin: I like your resume a lot btw, just linked to it from your blog. Clean, creative and concise.
- Nicholas Kreidberg
Kevin - I am secretly hoping you can inject your cool logo designs into facebook!! :). Plus the facebook UI does need some FF minimalist UI style and elegance
- Susan Beebe
from iPhone
Gotta say Kevin played it totally cool in the threads yesterday (defending FF). Had to be the best kept secret in the valley.
- Charlie Anzman
I was thinking the same thing Charlie
- Dennis O'Neil
There's time for one more with giant dollar signs.
- Mark Krynsky
The Russian's are so bad to the Ukrainians. Slaughtered 5 million of them during the communist era, Russianized there culture, now this? Well, maybe I'm a tad biased... I am Polish/Ukrainian, you know? :)
- Michael Forian
"Pres. Obama holds his OWN town hall in New Hampshire this Tuesday where the issues of the economy and health care are likely to be the dominant issues. Of course, what many will be watching is to see if this town hall invites the same passion as we've witnessed at town halls for members of Congress this last week. I suspect we'll see some interesting back-n-forths both in the town hall itself and outside the venue. First, New Hampshire (and New England in general) arguably invented the entire town hall meeting concept so Granite Staters take these forums VERY seriously. And as much as some might want to believe the White House will be staging the questions, don't believe that hype. The White House knows the political price for being caught doing that is MUCH higher than having to deal with a confrontation or two at the meeting itself. If anything, I'd bet some inside the White House are hoping for a confrontation since they believe the president's demeanor alone will politically play well with the folks the White House cares most about right now, ACTUAL independents."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
I hope they bombard him at the town hall. Sure as hell will make a good time waster on YouTube watching all of those "angry mob" videos ;)
- Michael Forian
Me, too. Oh, wait, no, I don't. Because if I want to watch the equivalent of a mass four-year-old grocery store temper tantrum, I'll go to Albertson's. Teabaggers need to learn two things: (1) they lost one freaking election. Grow the hell up. (2) Town halls are for adults. Either act like one or you'll get your ass run out.
- Steven Perez
I'll bet Secret Service moves a hell of a lot faster than they did for Bush if that happens.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Steven, you're 100% right. Town halls are for concerned adults who have an interest in the well-being of there country. But when leftist groups are purposely not letting their right wind brethren into the meetings, no wonder they break out in anger! They're enraged! Maybe we would see less of this if everyone could stop denying access to opponents of Obamacare! And if "space" is a problem, they should make room to accommodate the people!
- Michael Forian
BZZT! Sorry, Michael. Every video I've seen of the "protests" shows teabaggers well inside the hall and yelling and screaming their fool heads off well ahead of the part when security ushers their keisters out the door. Really, dude, your TV does pick up other channels other than Fox.
- Steven Perez
from IM