Comments on: Footloose, fancy, but “free?” http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/ America's favorite blog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Dirk's Diary http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33909 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:03:45 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33909 7-06-08 Dear Diary, Cheney's up to no good again, I can feel it in my bones. At the last cabinet meeting, he let us know in no uncertain terms, that the honorific "Mr. Vice-President" was no longer cutting it as a sufficiently respectful title. He insists we refer to him as "His Eminence, #1 Angler Supreme". Mr. Bush raised his hand and suggested that perhaps the VP was out of order. The #1 Angler Supreme whipped out his fly rod, cracked the President in the head, and raised an impressive welt. Cheney said that "No, George, you're out of order. Remember what we talked about while Laura was locked up in one of my bunkers? Do you want her to be locked up again, this time in the "Naughty Bunker", with all those 500 out of control Teslacoils plugged in, arcing randomly, and looking for a ground?" Mr. Bush said "No, Mr. Cheney, I wouldn't want that. Please. Go ahead; run the meeting. Forget I'm here, sir." Cheney and David Addington are rumored to be busily blackmailing various mid-level intelligence agents in the CIA and the NSA. The intel from these two agencies will, in the near future, present very damning evidence and, accompanied by satellite photos, prove that Iran is indeed manufacturing WMD's and nuclear warheads. I think he's planning to go in with stealth bombers and secure the Iranian oil fields before the election. Surprise us in, say, October... I can't resign my post or leak this information. Cheney says he knows where my children live. (He does!) I guess my only outlet is you, Diary. Thanks for being here for me. Dirk 7-06-08

Dear Diary,

Cheney’s up to no good again, I can feel it in my bones. At the last cabinet meeting, he let us know in no uncertain terms, that the honorific “Mr. Vice-President” was no longer cutting it as a sufficiently respectful title. He insists we refer to him as “His Eminence, #1 Angler Supreme”. Mr. Bush raised his hand and suggested that perhaps the VP was out of order. The #1 Angler Supreme whipped out his fly rod, cracked the President in the head, and raised an impressive welt. Cheney said that “No, George, you’re out of order. Remember what we talked about while Laura was locked up in one of my bunkers? Do you want her to be locked up again, this time in the “Naughty Bunker”, with all those 500 out of control Teslacoils plugged in, arcing randomly, and looking for a ground?” Mr. Bush said “No, Mr. Cheney, I wouldn’t want that. Please. Go ahead; run the meeting. Forget I’m here, sir.”

Cheney and David Addington are rumored to be busily blackmailing various mid-level intelligence agents in the CIA and the NSA. The intel from these two agencies will, in the near future, present very damning evidence and, accompanied by satellite photos, prove that Iran is indeed manufacturing WMD’s and nuclear warheads. I think he’s planning to go in with stealth bombers and secure the Iranian oil fields before the election. Surprise us in, say, October…

I can’t resign my post or leak this information. Cheney says he knows where my children live. (He does!) I guess my only outlet is you, Diary. Thanks for being here for me.

Dirk

]]> by: Sharon Hussein http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33908 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:49:27 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33908 SallyHussein, I'm still a poor graduate student (only 2 more classes after this summer!!), so I'm sticking close to home. But NEXT summer, I may take a whole month off and take the train on a circuit around the lower 48. piglet, I just hope the voters remember the old Texas saying, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...we won't get fooled again!" Interesting story in the NY Times about another threshold that's opened a few more eyes: the $100 fill-up. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/business/06tank.html SallyHussein, I’m still a poor graduate student (only 2 more classes after this summer!!), so I’m sticking close to home. But NEXT summer, I may take a whole month off and take the train on a circuit around the lower 48.

piglet, I just hope the voters remember the old Texas saying, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…we won’t get fooled again!”

Interesting story in the NY Times about another threshold that’s opened a few more eyes: the $100 fill-up.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/business/06tank.html

]]> by: SeattleDan http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33907 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:18:39 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33907 Dee, have a mint julep for me. Or whatever it is you'll be drinking. Sally, having just completed our move, I really hesitate to total up how much we spent on gas. It was a move of about 115 miles, nothing too far away. But with four U-Haul truck loads, three U-haul van trips, plus what we just put into the car, it was a lot of money. Vacations this year are going to have to be close to home. Dee, have a mint julep for me. Or whatever it is you’ll be drinking.

Sally, having just completed our move, I really hesitate to total up how much we spent on gas. It was a move of about 115 miles, nothing too far away. But with four U-Haul truck loads, three U-haul van trips, plus what we just put into the car, it was a lot of money. Vacations this year are going to have to be close to home.

]]> by: SallyHMutant http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33905 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:56:17 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33905 Dee, enjoy! Dee, and everybody, what are gas prices doing to vac.s of you and yours? We really need to get to Colo. But there is no practical train route and my husband won't go anywhere without our German Shepherd. Yikes, how much is our vac. going to cost this year? Dee, enjoy! Dee, and everybody, what are gas prices doing to vac.s of you and yours? We really need to get to Colo. But there is no practical train route and my husband won’t go anywhere without our German Shepherd. Yikes, how much is our vac. going to cost this year?

]]> by: Incense Mather http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33903 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:57:28 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33903 Gloateth not, lest a rip tide arise and smite thee. On the other hand, thou shouldst enjoy thyself to the fullest measure. Gloateth not, lest a rip tide arise and smite thee. On the other hand, thou shouldst enjoy thyself to the fullest measure.

]]> by: Dee http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33902 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:46:48 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33902 Tomorrow morning I head off to that beautiful beach on Topsail Island for a week of sun and liquor. Or, if it rains, just liquor. I'll check in from time to time just to gloat. Tomorrow morning I head off to that beautiful beach on Topsail Island for a week of sun and liquor. Or, if it rains, just liquor. I’ll check in from time to time just to gloat.

]]> by: David http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33891 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:43:49 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33891 What the hell do the snooties think Mary fed the baby Jesus, Infamil? Like maybe she had a local shop she could send Joseph to? Thank god she didn't try to breast feed him in an airport. What the hell do the snooties think Mary fed the baby Jesus, Infamil? Like maybe she had a local shop she could send Joseph to?
Thank god she didn’t try to breast feed him in an airport.

]]> by: Vinnie http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33887 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:16:09 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33887 Well, now I know w'at da important meetin' between Franco Zeffirelli and da Pope was all about. Franco talked da Holy Fat'er inta allowin' all dose hundreds of paintin's of da Virgin Mary breast feedin' da baby Jesus to be brought out and displayed again. Some of da more snooty of da faithful, have been complainin' for decades about da nudity in some of da early Christian art. I know I always enjoyed dose paintin's as I was growin' up; started me on da road ta art appreciation at a tender preteen time of my yout'. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/2185823/Vatican-approves-breast-feeding-pictures-of-Virgin-Mary.html Well, now I know w’at da important meetin’ between Franco Zeffirelli and da Pope was all about. Franco talked da Holy Fat’er inta allowin’ all dose hundreds of paintin’s of da Virgin Mary breast feedin’ da baby Jesus to be brought out and displayed again. Some of da more snooty of da faithful, have been complainin’ for decades about da nudity in some of da early Christian art. I know I always enjoyed dose paintin’s as I was growin’ up; started me on da road ta art appreciation at a tender preteen time of my yout’.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/2185823/Vatican -approves-breast-feeding-pictures-of-Virgin-Mary.html

]]> by: siobhan http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33886 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:35:49 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33886 Anyone know the triplets in Labors of Love? Kaz I sure as hell don't. Anyone know the triplets in Labors of Love? Kaz I sure as hell don’t.

]]> by: Samuel http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33885 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:22:03 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2008/07/01/footloose-fancy-but-free/#comment-33885 Hola , mi amigos , salutaciones desde soleado México! And what a trip this has been! Yesterday, the Colombian president, delayed a much planned and dangerous rescue of hostages in the jungle, so that Mr. McCain would be in Bogota when the news was announced. I guess we know who El Presidente is pulling for in the November election. That only cost Mrs. McCain a $150,000 donation to President Uribe's favorite charity in the Cayman Islands to make sure that this historic moment of victory took place with McCain and Uribe together on stage and in front of the cameras. A bargain, I'm sure, compared to what it would have cost to do the same bit of political theater in Japan or in Belgium. I, of course, maintained a low profile at the back of the stage. I did happen to glance out into the crowd and noticed a man who looked strangely familiar jumping up and down, waving his sombrero, and bellowing "Senor Lemuel! Senor Lemuel!" I remember him now. He was one of my <strike>drug mules</strike> technicians when I was here several years ago on a business trip. I pretended to get a cell phone call and turned away. Since I had the phone out, I called security and had them drag him out of the crowd, instructing them to not beat him with their iron pipes (for old time's sake) and into an unmarked van. They drove away at high speed - problem solved! Today, we are in Mexico. More smiles, more waves to the crowds of adoring peasants, more pollo burritos, more time in the toilet. It will be good to get back home. Hola , mi amigos , salutaciones desde soleado México! And what a trip this has been! Yesterday, the Colombian president, delayed a much planned and dangerous rescue of hostages in the jungle, so that Mr. McCain would be in Bogota when the news was announced. I guess we know who El Presidente is pulling for in the November election. That only cost Mrs. McCain a $150,000 donation to President Uribe’s favorite charity in the Cayman Islands to make sure that this historic moment of victory took place with McCain and Uribe together on stage and in front of the cameras. A bargain, I’m sure, compared to what it would have cost to do the same bit of political theater in Japan or in Belgium.

I, of course, maintained a low profile at the back of the stage. I did happen to glance out into the crowd and noticed a man who looked strangely familiar jumping up and down, waving his sombrero, and bellowing “Senor Lemuel! Senor Lemuel!” I remember him now. He was one of my drug mules technicians when I was here several years ago on a business trip. I pretended to get a cell phone call and turned away. Since I had the phone out, I called security and had them drag him out of the crowd, instructing them to not beat him with their iron pipes (for old time’s sake) and into an unmarked van. They drove away at high speed - problem solved!

Today, we are in Mexico. More smiles, more waves to the crowds of adoring peasants, more pollo burritos, more time in the toilet. It will be good to get back home.

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