- Did you see the Israeli ambassador respond to the Syrian one at the U.N.? Damn, he looked pissed. Would have been cool if, when asked to respond to Syria, the Israeli ambassador just pulled out his gun and shot the Syrian. Sure it would have caused controversy, but I’m getting so damn tired of diplomacy. Gunshots speak louder than words. Hell, they ring your ears.
- When Israel attacked Syria, we should have followed up. It would be just like that scene in Predator when a guy sees the predator and starts firing and, though no one else knows what he’s firing at, they fire in the same direction. We should be like that because Israel is our ally, or, in the least, because we like shooting stuff.
- “If it bleeds, you can kill it.” My second favorite Arnold line. I hope Arnold wins today because:
A. I like it when Republicans win.
B. It will be entertaining to have Arnold as governor of the largest state in America.
C. I live far away from California, so it doesn’t affect me in the least. - Indian tribes seem to be giving huge support to the Bustamante campaign, sending out direct mail and paying for ads. I know what this is all about! The Indians and MEChA plan to join together and take back the land we stole fair and square! And I don’t really care because, again, it’s California and I don’t live there.
- That stupid Graham cracker finally quit the presidential race. Unlike Sharpton, he was actually deluded into thinking he could win. I hope we can now replace him as senator here in Florida because I want a Republican senator.
My other senator is also a Democrat, right? What the hell’s his name? Ah, who cares. - Condoleezza Rice is now taking command of stabilization in Iraq and Afghanistan and… hell, I’ll save any joke about this for an In My World™ tomorrow.
- You heard about that guy in New York who kept a tiger in his apartment? I have a baboon locked in my guestroom. How long is it going to take that damn thing to starve?
- So what’s up with the Kay report? Did we find evidence of WMD’s or not. I keep hearing opposite thing on that and I’m too bored to do any follow up.
- Pentagon sold items that could be used to make bio weapons to the public. Don’t they know there are supervillians out there just waiting for such an opportunity?
- China is still working on making a space program. What is it with Commies and going to space? No one in Europe is trying. I hope we have plans to shoot down any of China’s space capsules, because they have to be up to something evil and must be stopped. Space is ours!
- Two Americans and a Russian won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quantum physics. I forgot if I’ve mentioned it before, but I don’t like quantum physics. Classical physics describes everything just fine, while quantum physics is weird and wacky. I don’t care if it’s true; I just done like it.
- I’m soon going to be finishing the final draft of the novel I’ve been working on, and I may post the query letter I’m going to send to agents so you people can give me critiques. And they better be good critiques, too, because, if you readers don’t make yourselves useful, I swear I’ll find new ones.
Archive of entries posted on October 2003
Links of the Day
Angelweave has moved off of blogspot, and I swear I’ll update your links so stop bugging me.
Blackfive has a blogger drinker game, but I don’t like the rules for me. I don’t misspell word because I put my posts in Word before publishing. Trying to spot homophone mistakes would be more appropriate (I’ve been having trouble getting “through” vs. “threw” right on the first pass through). Also, I don’t know what it is, but Frank end up as “Frnak” a lot when I type quickly. Another word I have trouble with that comes up a lot in programming is unsigned, which I often type “unisgned”. Anyone else have similar difficulties?
I already mentioned it on Front Line Voices, but there is now a non-profit organization called Operation Give to help Chief Wiggles get toys to Iraqi children.
Emperor Misha I has the phone number of someone who is lonely and needs you to call.
Smear Tactics Gone Wild
I once again forgot to prep some questions for Frank Answers™, so here instead is a quickie top ten list.
TOP TEN SCANDALOUS ALLEGATIONS TO COME OUT ABOUT ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER BEFORE THE RECALL ELECTION
10. His actual name is Arnold Smith.
9. He’s ripped the tags off all his mattresses.
8. He’s a killer robot from the future sympathizer.
7. He had creative control for the movie Batman & Robin.
6. For good luck before starting filming, he’ll snap a hobo in two.
5. His father died in a Nazi concentration camp… by falling out of guard tower.
4. He has connections to the mafia and the Kennedy family.
3. He’s Rush Limbaugh’s drug dealer.
2. During the filming of Collateral Damage, he referred to John Leguizamo by a number of racial slurs… as far as they could understand what Arnold was saying.
And the number one scandalous allegation to come out about Arnold Schwarzenegger before the recall election…
In the previous election he voted for Gray Davis.
In My World: Total Recall 2 – This Time It’s Personal
“Dah!” Arnold Schwarzenegger yelled as he picked up his desk and snapped it in two.
“You have to calm down,” President Bush told him, “You have to expect these kind of attacks from evil people like Gray Davis.”
“Woman have boobies and I like to touch them!” Arnold shouted, “Why is that wrong?”
“Hey, I don’t make the laws,” Bush said defensively, but then thought for a moment. “Well, I do sign them.”
“And I no like Hitler!” Arnold said angrily, “Nazis are puny! I crush them! I am Ah-nuld!”
“We all know that; I wouldn’t worry about it.”
“By the way, thank you for coming to support me, President Bush person,” Arnold stated more calmly, “You are very wise.”
“Well thanks,” Bush answered, “but I actually came down here to visit Disneyland.” Bush’s hands shot up into the air. “Pirates of the Caribbean!”
On T.V. was Cruz Bustamante giving a press conference. “It is disturbing to me that Arnold gropes women while praising Hitler,” Bustamante told the press, trying to look serious and concerned.
“Dah!” Arnold screamed, crushing the T.V. with his fists. “I will kill that fat bald man! I will kill Davis too. They are puny! I will crush them! I am Ah-nuld!”
“Hey, the election is tomorrow,” Bush told Arnold, “I’ll tell you the same thing I told Rumsfeld: Wait until the polls close to go on a murderous rampage.”
“You are a smart politician,” Arnold said, “but I must go by what I know, and that is the solution to all problems is bloody vengeance!”
“I myself would never grope women,” Bustamante continued, “Why, even now, I make sure to get written permission before touching my wife. Also, I never praise Hitler on a daily basis.”
A large figure in a black leather jacket and wearing sunglasses appeared before the podium. “Are you Cruz Bustamante?” he asked in a low voice.
“Uh… yes.”
“You will be terminated!” Arnold shouted, grabbing Bustamante and lifting him into the air. “See brick wall over there? He your new friend. You go meet him up close and personal.” Arnold then threw Bustamante so hard that he became embedded into the brick wall.
“Arnold killed Cruz Bustamante!” shouted a reporter.
Arnold turned to stare into a camera. “You are next, Davis!”
“He’s after us!” Gray Davis’s aide exclaimed as he watched the T.V.
“Bah!” Davis yelled, “We will hit him with so many allegations that he will be paralyzed! No one can stop me from finishing my incompetent term as governor! No one!”
“But putting out allegations that he supports Hitler!” the aide exclaimed, “That’s so extreme it’s almost a self parody!”
“I say come up with even worse allegation!” Davis yelled, “Where are my loyal trolls from the Los Angeles Times?”
The slimy trolls emerged. “We are here to serve the Democratic Party, master.”
“Put out a story that an unnamed source witnessed Arnold having gay sex with Satan.”
“Certainly, master.”
“Wait, I have an even better one,” Davis said, “Allege that part of his bodybuilding routine was to make an energy shake by putting a puppy in a blender.”
“That’s so evil and ridiculous no one will believe it!” the aide shouted.
“Silence!” Davis screamed, “Flying monkeys take him away!”
“Noooooo!” the aide yelled as he was dragged off by the winged monkeys.
“We will go print your allegations, master,” the trolls said as they left the office.
Davis then laughed evilly to himself until he was interrupted by the voice of his security officer over the intercom. “We’re being assaulted by Arnold Schwarzenegger wielding a minigun!”
“That means a really small gun, right?” Davis asked.
The only response was the sound of automatic gunfire. Soon his door was kicked in and there stood Arnold. He tossed his minigun aside and said, “Instead of Gray Davis, you will now be known as `Black & Blue’ Davis!”
“Ha!” Davis answered, “Everyone always underestimates me, but I’ll show you!” Davis then charged Arnold and threw a punch at him. It landed with no effect.
“Dah!” Arnold shouted as he punched Davis, sending flying backwards and smashing it apart. “You are puny, Davis! I crush you! I am Ah-nuld!” He approached the wounded Davis. “You said you wanted a debate? Well now you will get to debate St. Peter on whether you are allowed through the pearly gates.”
Davis held up a remote control. “If I can’t be the incompetent governor of California, no one can! Muh ha ha ha!”
As Davis hit the button, Arnold jumped out of the window, plunging three stories as the governor’s mansion exploded behind him.
Bush, wearing a Goofy hat, quickly ran over to help Arnold off the ground. “So is Davis really gone for good?” Bush asked.
Arnold looked to the rubble of the governor’s mansion. “We will know for certain soon. I am Ah-nuld!”
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW AT A CALIFORNIA POLLING PLACE NEAR YOU!
Don’t Feel Like Coming Up with a Title
I have an important message for Alliance members at the Alliance blog.
Also, here is my vote for the New Blog Showcase.
State of the Blog Report
Now that most of the main work for Front Line Voices is done, maybe I can get back to my more regular posting. Later this weekend I’ll also retire some polls and try to come up with some more, which I haven’t for at least a week.
So far I’ve taken what I thought were the best quotes from up to the end of October 2002. I’ll add more to my quote rotation later this weekend. The original reason for the exercise was to find a good quote for a new t-shirt. So far, I guess the best one is “Shut up about the second amendment or I’ll shoot you.” The idea is to have IMAO and my tagline on the front, and then some quote and a graphic on the back. I just want to come up with something that reflects the spirit of IMAO but is funny to someone who hasn’t seen the site. Problem is, I can seem to figure out what that spirit is.
I know I’ve asked this a number of times, but any ideas? You people is smart.
Meet Tulio
Lou Tulio has taken the time to comment to my last seven posts. Here they are for quick reference (the f-word has been replaced with “bless” and a-holes with “ronin” to make it appropriate to children):
Insane?
No, unfortunately. Just a dumb-blessed wingnut ronin.
What an unfunny story, nazi pig.
Bless you.
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You Nazi cultleader, Elvis Limbaugh has feet of clay. Don’t you feel stupid, ronin?
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Why don’t you all just sign up and go risk your lives in Iraq, chickenhawk blowhard cowards?
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Unfunny treasonous ronin: you are a scourge on America.
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Flightsuit Bill Whittle: Airplane mechanic with delusions of grandeur and bloated prose style.
Bless you, Bill Whittle, Nazi puppet.
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Hey Frank, Treason Apologist:
You’re stupid.
Bless you.
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Go enlist, blowhards.
Time for pop psychology!
So, is Tuilio’s writing a result of kneejerk anger, or did he think he would accomplish something (I assume it wasn’t to entertain us as actually happened).
And what do you think he meant by treason?
Discuss amongst yourselves.
And just for future reference, no one is allowed to bad mouth Whitler on my site other than myself.
Yvonne’s Ashes: Part II – The Alaskan Adventure Begins
Previous Episode
When we first got to Alaska, we stayed for a couple days in an igloo. It was cold, and polar bears kept gnawing on the sides.
Soon my parents bought a house. It was a split-level house which my mom didn’t like… but it was better than an igloo. Once you came inside, you’d have to go upstairs or downstairs or you’d be nowhere. I’d like to go downstairs because that was where our playroom was.
Dad had a job at the electric company shutting off the power of those who didn’t pay their bills. Mom stayed home and made sandwiches and took care of us kids just like a mother in one of those fifty’s sitcoms.
During the winter, there was lots of snow, and it was fun. Dad would get very angry on the really cold days because he wasn’t allowed to shut off the power. “If people can’t pay their bill, they should freeze to death!” dad would say. Dad is very wise.
I’d like to play in the snow. Me and my brother would play with Star Wars action figures. I had a Luke Skywalker in snow clothes action figure, but I lost him in the snow one day. I guess a wampa got him. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the Hoth Han Solo action figure to go find him. Poor Skywalker.
One day I thought I was attacked by a wampa. It was smaller than the one in the movie and it bit me. I then looked up in a book what it was. It was a monkey… and Alaskan snow monkey!
“Daddy! Daddy! I was bit by a monkey!” I told my dad.
“Quiet, boy, I’m watching a game,” my dad answered.
“There aren’t any monkeys in Alaska,” mom assured me, and then added under her breath, “There isn’t much of anything.”
I could only get my brother Joe foo’ to believe me. We decided to set up a trap to get that monkey. We used our little sister as bait, the first use we ever found for her. It didn’t work, though.
That night, there was a tapping on the window. It was the monkey eyeing me evilly!
“Mommy! Mommy! The monkey is back!” I cried.
“Keep your nerves together boy!” my dad answered, “We’re too near the Soviets for you to be getting scared by monkeys. Keep a strong face like president Reagan.”
Dad was right. We were very near the evil Soviets, and they kept invading us. They were mean and spoke in angry, funny talk. The Eskimos would use their snow powers to help fight them back, but it was quite bothersome. One day the Soviets came all the way into town, and we had to fortify our house and shoot back at them.
“Here boy, take this,” my dad said, handing me the .44 magnum.
“This gun is to big for me,” I said, “I want the 9mm.”
“Joe already took the 9mm. Now shoot a Commie for I give you a whup’n!”
“But I don’t want to fire the .44 magnum!” I screamed.
“You shoot the Commie’s just like your father told you,” mom yelled at me as she loaded a rifle.
I took an aim at one of the charging Soviets. When I fired the gun, it flew back and hit me in the face. Ow! That hurt! I started crying. The Soviet didn’t seem to like getting shot either, but he didn’t cry. He didn’t do much of anything.
After we finished fighting back the Soviets, dad took us to the corner store and bought Joe and me Flintstone push-pops since were such good boys having killed Commies and all. Sarah got one too, but she didn’t kill anyone. That wasn’t fair.
Summer came, and it was very warm. We visited a farm were they grew cabbages. Because of all the sunlight, the cabbages were even bigger than me. It was crazy. I asked mom why we lived in such a crazy place. “Ask your father,” mom said, seeming a little angry.
We also went to a park and got to eat bear meat. It was very yummy. Summer in Alaska was fun, but, as summer came to a close, it was time for me to start school, which was scary.
Links of the Day
Busy busy busy…
Anyhoo, here are some links!
Meryl Yourish doesn’t seem to like Quentin Tarantino, but I don’t care how good her arguments are because Kill Bill is going to have samurai sword fights and lots of them. Hooray!
Fritz has a topical caption contest.
I don’t get to listen to Rush that often anymore, but I really enjoyed his show. Now there is this ESPN debacle plus the allegations of illegal abuse of painkillers. I hope things turn out well for him, but it doesn’t look good so far. John Hawkins is all over it.
Blackfive has his Shirley Temple awards.
At Press Think there is a critque of Front Line Voices, with special attention to the introduction. What do you think?
Frank Answers: Gun Threats, Traitorous Muslims, Evil KB Monkeys, and More!
Yay! It’s back!
Jason from Ohio writes:
I live in a university campus town, surrounded by liberal democrats, so it’s only a matter of time before my apartment gets broken into and my stuff gets stolen. I don’t own a handgun, and would like to purchase one. What type of handgun would you suggest for someone with little handgun shooting experience (I have fired rifles)? Or is brandishing a toy gun sufficient to scare aware most liberals?
Yes, living aorund liberals can be scary, so it is good to have something to shoot them with. I had a whole series for people unfamiliar with guns, but, in short, I’d reccomend getting a .357 magnum revolver if you want something really simple.
As for brandshing a toy gun, absolutely not. Where guns are concerned, never make a threat you can’t back up.
Bilbus from Pennsville, NJ (the land of stupid gun control and stupider vehicle inspections) asks:
Frank, are all US government-employed muslims, such as the Gitmo boys, terrorist infiltrators, or just the ones they catch?
Not all Muslims are traitors. Why, for every Muslim traitor that is unconvered, there is at least one to two and half Muslims who are completely loyal to America. Thus, it would be unfair to single out Muslims for closer scrutinity. So, as to not hurt their feelings, all minorities should be singled out instead.
What?
Rob W. from Michigan writes:
I work in a mall, there is a K.B. Toys nearby. They have a monkey outside that keeps giving me the evil eye. So my question is… Should I shoot the monkey,
or firebomb K.B. Toys so that the monkeys ninja allies can not retaliate.
Definitely the firebomb. You don’t want to start something with monkeys that you can’t end. Snipe one, and soon you’ll be surrounded by them, all of them hitting you with their tiny fists.
Oh, and when the police ask, you don’t know me and I’ve never given you advice.
Dave F from Burlington, CT asks:
Boxers or Briefs? Coke or Pepsi? Iran or North Korea?
Boxers, Coke, and our you asking to live in, to bomb, or to conquer and rule as king?
Please keep the questions coming, <a href=”mailto:THISISSPAMTHISISSPAMace you’re from, I’ll randomly select one.
Loose Lips Fall Off Faces
There has been a lot of controversy about the leak of the identity of a CIA operative. This is trouble, because leaking classified information can lead to people getting killed, terrorists attacking, and the downfall of society itself – which is bad. So here are some tip to avoid leaks.
TOP TEN TIPS FOR AVOIDING LEAKS OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION
10. Use a metal safe to store classified information instead of a taped cardboard box labeled, “Secret! You no read!”.
9. Even though it is kinda funny, don’t hand out “I’m with covert agent” t-shirts to spouses of covert agents.
8. Instead of using the “He’s got an honest face” policy, have full background check on someone before giving him classified information.
7. I don’t care how nice a day it is; don’t have meetings about national security out in the park.
6. Use advance methods to destroy classified documents. It doesn’t matter how much you crumple a piece of paper; there is technology to de-crumple it.
5. Remember: No one cares if you kill a journalist.
4. If you suspect someone of leaking information, hit him with a bat. There will be plenty of time for questions post assault and battery.
3. Before having a meeting which discusses sensitive information, spray the ceiling with a high-powered hose to make sure no ninjas are hiding up there.
2. If you know a bunch of undercover operatives, don’t tell them to Robert Novak. Apparently he writes a column of some sort.
And the number one tip for avoid leaks of sensitive information…
You know the saying, “If I told you, I’d have to kill you.”? Follow through.
Front Line Voices
Sorry to get behind on the blogging, but I’ll get back to Links of the Day™ and Frank Answers™ soon.
Anyway, I’m happy to announce that the site Front Line Voices is officially launched. It’s just letters from our troops with no commentary. Please help spread the word and tell anyone who might have a letter or story to submit.
UPDATE: If you need more inspiration, Whitler concidentally just put out his new essay “Power” today. Haven’t had a chance to read it yet, but, if history proves anything, it will be well worth the time.
In My World: Boldly Going Where No White House Press Secretary Has Gone Before
“There was a leak about a CIA operative!” Bush said angrily, “Nothing enrages me more than leaks!” Bush turned to the man next to him who wore a black suit, tie, and sunglasses. “You’re my intelligence guy, right, Clancy?”
“I can neither confirm nor deny that.”
“You’re kind of annoying,” Bush grumbled, “Do you have any idea where the leak came from?”
“The what? I’m not sure what your talk about?” Clancy said.
“It’s all over the news!” Bush shouted.
“I don’t read the news.”
“What do you know then?”
“Classified stuff.”
“Like what?”
Clancy chuckled. “I can’t tell you.”
“Dammit!” Bush yelled, “What about you, Rumsfeld? You know who the leaker is?”
“If I did, wouldn’t there be someone lying strangled on the ground?” Rumsfeld answered gruffly.
“True,” Bush admitted. Bush then looked under the conference table. “What about you, Chinese guy with surveillance equipment hiding under the table? You seem to keep tabs on everything. You know who did the leaking?”
“No speak English,” the Chinese man answered, shrugging his shoulders.
“Fair enough,” Bush answered, “but I will not rest until I find out who is behind this leak! Nothing will keep me from my goal! I swear on the name of my dear departed father that… hey, what’s this?” Bush picked up a newspaper. “Gen. Wesley Clark is planning on going faster than the speed of light! If he beats us to that, we’ll lose the woman vote!”
Karl Rove emerged from the shadows. “I think you have become distracted by something shiny and are not making sense, President Bush.”
“I’m more than not making sense, Rover!” Bush declared. He turned to Condoleezza Rice. “How close are we to going faster than the speed of light.”
“According to our knowledgeable scientist,” Rice answered, “That’s impossible.”
“Then fire them and get me some unknowledgeable scientists!” Bush demanded, “We’ll show that Weasely Clark who can go warp speed!”
Bush looked at the orb like device attached to a slingshot. “So what’s the chance of this going faster than light?” Bush asked.
“According to our statistician,” Condi answered, “That chance of this working can not be expressed as an actual number and instead only as an infinitesimal.”
“I feel fate is with us, though,” Bush said confidently, “So, are you ready, Scott.”
“To report on this event?” asked Scott McClellan.
“No, you’re going to ride it and confirm it goes faster than light speed. We’ll shine a flashlight at the same time and you see if you can beat it.”
“Why me?”
“Why me?” Bush answered back mockingly as she shoved Scott into the transporter, “Be a team player for once, Skippy.”
“Why is it aimed at a wall?” Scott asked, a bit scared.
“Because the wall was built recently,” Bush explained with annoyance, “If you go faster than light, you’ll go back in time, and thus you’ll fly forward before the wall was built. If you don’t go faster than light, you’ll just hit the wall. This makes the outcome obvious.”
“I dunno…” Scott started to say, but was cut off as Bush shut the door on the transporter.
“Fire this baby!” Bush yelled.
The slingshot was released, and the transporter slammed right into the wall.
“That didn’t look like it went faster than light at all,” Bush commented.
“No, I guess not,” Condi answered.
“I’m very hurt,” came a weak voice from the transporter.
“Want to try again?” Condi asked.
“I’m bored of this now,” Bush declared, “What were we doing before?”
“Finding the leaker.”
“Oh yeah,” Bush said walking off, “I bet it was the pizza boy. I can’t tell Stevie anything classified without the whole pizza joint finding out.”
“…help me…”
