Comments on: If A Tree Falls Next to the White House…? http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/ America's favorite blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:37:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: hedera http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17276 Sun, 02 Jul 2006 05:34:49 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17276 Dee, another Jon Carroll fan! I read that column too and enjoyed it, as I do most of his. Cooper in Charlotte's story about the horse reminded me of the episode on Car Talk when the lady complained that, having spent the day at some kind of equestrian establishment, where she parked in the yard leaving the windows open, she returned to her truck to find that several horses had eaten the steering wheel. I don't remember what Tom and Ray advised... Dee, another Jon Carroll fan! I read that column too and enjoyed it, as I do most of his.

Cooper in Charlotte’s story about the horse reminded me of the episode on Car Talk when the lady complained that, having spent the day at some kind of equestrian establishment, where she parked in the yard leaving the windows open, she returned to her truck to find that several horses had eaten the steering wheel. I don’t remember what Tom and Ray advised…

]]> by: anon http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17272 Sun, 02 Jul 2006 02:56:30 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17272 yes, nerdy, but I do wonder how that tree managed to avoid getting Dutch elm disease. That's IT! The VP infected the elm with his foul arboreal perversions, and the Secret Service had to "take it out" to cover up the story. Well, if a Clinton was still in the whitehouse, that would be the storyline playing 24/7 on Faux. yes, nerdy, but I do wonder how that tree managed to avoid getting Dutch elm disease.

That’s IT! The VP infected the elm with his foul arboreal perversions, and the Secret Service had to “take it out” to cover up the story.

Well, if a Clinton was still in the whitehouse, that would be the storyline playing 24/7 on Faux.

]]> by: cooper http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17182 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:03:23 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17182 Dear Management, Actually, the system functioned as advertised, neatly collared my comment(s) and, apparently placed my e-mail identity in the cooler until a real live human could approve. I assume the spam filter objected to my use of the "V" word; quite understandable, that's what spam filters do. Perhaps as time goes on, the spam threat level can be tweaked down from red. Is this a new feature, or was it disguised before as something else? That rat still creeps me out. Lower the voltage so the eyes don't glow so brightly; maybe that's it. Dear Management,

Actually, the system functioned as advertised, neatly collared my comment(s) and, apparently placed my e-mail identity in the cooler until a real live human could approve. I assume the spam filter objected to my use of the “V” word; quite understandable, that’s what spam filters do. Perhaps as time goes on, the spam threat level can be tweaked down from red. Is this a new feature, or was it disguised before as something else?

That rat still creeps me out. Lower the voltage so the eyes don’t glow so brightly; maybe that’s it.

]]> by: The FanAp elves http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17181 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:54:56 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17181 (cooper, your comment didn't get eaten by Fanny -- it went into the moderation queue. That means something in the content of the comment triggered the "spam warning" filter and saved it for review. A real person then has to look at the comment and then approve it as valid or deem it as spam. This may take a while. In any case, there should have been a message explaining this when you submitted your comment -- let me know what happened. Was there no message at all? What did it say? I'll look into it.) (And I've approved your comment, as shown above in #19.) (cooper, your comment didn’t get eaten by Fanny — it went into the moderation queue. That means something in the content of the comment triggered the “spam warning” filter and saved it for review. A real person then has to look at the comment and then approve it as valid or deem it as spam. This may take a while. In any case, there should have been a message explaining this when you submitted your comment — let me know what happened. Was there no message at all? What did it say? I’ll look into it.)

(And I’ve approved your comment, as shown above in #19.)

]]> by: cooper http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17172 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 02:58:29 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17172 Chris, sorry, an off-target entry - we do this @ FA quite a bit. This just off the wire - Rush Limbaugh got busted for having possession of a bottle of Viagra with someone else's name on the prescription. This may queer his court deal. Awwww... http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/06/27/limbaugh.viagra.ap/index.html Chris, sorry, an off-target entry - we do this @ FA quite a bit.

This just off the wire - Rush Limbaugh got busted for having possession of a bottle of Viagra with someone else’s name on the prescription. This may queer his court deal. Awwww…

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/06/27/limbaugh.viagra.ap/index.html

]]> by: piglet http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17171 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 02:00:15 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17171 Dee, Thank you for using the word "wont." Dee,

Thank you for using the word “wont.”

]]> by: Murray http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17168 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 23:05:47 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17168 Ann, I'm not sure what the mail about Felberpalooza is about. I haven't seen anything. It would be best to send the questions to me personally. Ice Weasel was keeping the Felberpalooza page and I haven't been able to contact him for quite a while now. I'm not sure if he is still on board. Russell, call me. If some one would like to work on things like t-shirts, and other merchandise, and would like to do some marketing I could really use the help. I'm kind of up to my eyeballs doing my Grouseland thing and saving America by getting my friend Tony elected to Congress. Currently the best place to go for info is my site at http://www.grouseland.com/72hours.htm and you can email me at murray@grouseland.com We are still on for an exciting weekend. For those not into biking, that is OK, lots of other fun stuff to do while the cycling obsessed do their thing. I'm fine with any name that Adam would like to go with. I believe that he wanted "Schrodinger's Ball" as the official name but I would need to get an official nod for that. I've been calling it both. Yes FanApalooza does sound like a horse with a spotted ass. Hmm.. maybe that would be appropriate. Ann, I’m not sure what the mail about Felberpalooza is about. I haven’t seen anything. It would be best to send the questions to me personally.

Ice Weasel was keeping the Felberpalooza page and I haven’t been able to contact him for quite a while now. I’m not sure if he is still on board. Russell, call me.

If some one would like to work on things like t-shirts, and other merchandise, and would like to do some marketing I could really use the help. I’m kind of up to my eyeballs doing my Grouseland thing and saving America by getting my friend Tony elected to Congress.

Currently the best place to go for info is my site at http://www.grouseland.com/72hours.htm and you can email me at murray@grouseland.com

We are still on for an exciting weekend. For those not into biking, that is OK, lots of other fun stuff to do while the cycling obsessed do their thing.

I’m fine with any name that Adam would like to go with. I believe that he wanted “Schrodinger’s Ball” as the official name but I would need to get an official nod for that. I’ve been calling it both.

Yes FanApalooza does sound like a horse with a spotted ass. Hmm.. maybe that would be appropriate.

]]> by: cooper in Charlotte http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17167 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:40:46 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17167 dee, have you been bitten and stepped on also? When I young lad growing up (a work, BTW, sadly still in progress) my neighbor's dad parked his brand new 1964 Pontiac Bonneville beside a barbed wire fence enclosed pasture. When he came back to his car, many beers and several hours later, he found the paint eaten off of his right rear cornerpanel. Out in the middle of the pasture was one swayback mare (wisely out of drunken rock chucking distance) with swatches of white paint chips still adorning its nose and lips. On the other hand, my mom loved horses. dee, have you been bitten and stepped on also?

When I young lad growing up (a work, BTW, sadly still in progress) my neighbor’s dad parked his brand new 1964 Pontiac Bonneville beside a barbed wire fence enclosed pasture. When he came back to his car, many beers and several hours later, he found the paint eaten off of his right rear cornerpanel. Out in the middle of the pasture was one swayback mare (wisely out of drunken rock chucking distance) with swatches of white paint chips still adorning its nose and lips. On the other hand, my mom loved horses.

]]> by: Ann http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17165 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:41:22 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17165 And Murray, how come nobody's answering my mail about Felberpalooza? Some of us have to make plans, you know! (Although I do like horses. Rather better than bikes.) And Murray, how come nobody’s answering my mail about Felberpalooza? Some of us have to make plans, you know!
(Although I do like horses. Rather better than bikes.)

]]> by: dee http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17164 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:08:10 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2006/06/26/if-a-tree-falls-next-to-the-white-house/#comment-17164 "FanApalooza" sounds like something having to do with the appreciation of horses. And I'm not overly fond of them myself. “FanApalooza” sounds like something having to do with the appreciation of horses. And I’m not overly fond of them myself.

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