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Since it seems impossible to keep people from commenting, comments are now open on the post of the IMAO T-Shirt Babe Candidates. I’m even having comments open on this post.
Just a reminder, winner won’t be posted until Monday.

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  1. jonag —
    I’m not exactly a model for famlily life… still a bachelor and still no kids…
    But I gotta say I found your essay pretty persuasive. It’s so Big Picture, and Long View and simply Devious about breeding conservatives!! I love it.
    Plus it has the added effect of completely pissing off so many liberals over so many generations!

  2. What did you expect, jonag? We should all have been less witty and babe-ish, and this wouldn’t have been a problem. Either that, or Frank shouldn’t have offered such cool shirts so we wouldn’t care about the results.

  3. jonag is tapping into the Roe effect that Taranto talks about on Best of the Web. If liberal families are more likely to have abortions than conservative families, then there will be more conservatives in the future who oppose abortion.

  4. I’d just like to say kudos to all the contestants. Looks like this will be a tough decision – my compliments to you all.
    Also, my vote can be bought. Please post your bribes here.
    -Doug
    ThoseShirts.com

  5. Eldarblood, no because children nowadays are learning to actually respect their parents/elders and are becoming more conservative than the preceding generation. (Listen to me cuz I know- I’m part of this trend!)
    krakatoa, no complimenting jonag!
    and where’s my stalker/fan website? you promised! =P

  6. Ooh, my kind of guy! 😉 Did you see in the other thread about the whipped cream wrestling match? The prospect of that should count as the bribe on behalf of myself and BerkeleyGirl. =)

  7. Hey BerkeleyGirl,
    Butt out!! Krakatoa can say whatever he wants, it’s a free country after all!!
    Now, Krakatoa, where were we?… oh yes, you were gushing about my eyes….hmmmmm….

  8. “krakatoa, no complimenting jonag!
    and where’s my stalker/fan website? you promised! =P”
    Oh baby, that was just pillowtalk. (name that movie)
    Tell you what, I’m unemployed with nothing better to do right now. I’ll start looking up info on starting my own blog, and if I manage to get one running, I will dedicate a section to internet stalking!
    Of course, if the SanFran job comes through, I’ll be almost close enough to stalk you for real. Then I could actually post pics! 😛

  9. All of the women I mentioned previously are amazingly and stupendously ridiculous. I would give anything for a chance to meet any one of you much less date or be with you. Like I said previously…your significant others are the most lucky men on the planet.

  10. Nony Mouse – you didn’t post your picture really – you hide your face and you should never do that. To be honest (in my opinion) it never matters what you look like because someone will always think that you are the most beautiful person that they ever met. You never know … but never be afraid to show who you are.
    BG – I’d never deny an offer from you 🙂

  11. If I had the ability to be a judge, my vote would go for BerkeleyGirl. Of course, since I was in Tel Aviv for three days, there was plenty of hawkish inspiration for a judge entry (yelling obsene things, mainly what sounded like Yob Tvoyu Maht, at suspicious looking Palestinians in semi-communicable Russian – the closest language to Arabic I kind-of know.) But, I didn’t want to go to the internet cafe for the obvious reasons (not enough kevlar in the world).

  12. Well, gee, BerkeleyGirl, I thought there were some cute guys over at Ames when I visited the place, and I’m fairly sure there were a few who were straight /and/ looking. Or do you not go for the plane-crazy types?

  13. Well, the straight AND cute ones up here are just way too rare- so they’re basically all taken already. Plus, odds are they’re liberal, and I couldn’t stand having to constantly bitchslap my significant other… Oh well, I’m young, I have time…

  14. Been with a liberal girl, and then a conservative (well, libertarian) one. My conclusion is that it’s definitely worth the extra effort and time to find someone who’s not a liberal.
    Unfortunately, it appears that more women than men are liberals, so you conservative girls should be pretty lucky in the love department. It makes it alot easier for you to find a good man. Sucks for us guys though.
    Sigh
    At least we have contests like this to let us know that there is some hope out there.

  15. That’s right BerkeleyChick.. you can find all your needs right here at IMAO. It’s like Walmart and the Dating Game all rolled into one!
    I think all the potential babes have made some really great entries, and I’m not just saying that.
    Well ok, I did JUST say it, but I wasn’t just saying it to be diplomatic. 😛
    A conservative female is something to be cherished, whether they be hippie-beaters from Cali, mothers of future conservative voters, or even a chick who can’t walk safely across a sidewalk to pick up her cat!
    You all impress the hell out of me. 😉

  16. And I do so love Walmart…no wonder IMAO is the shiznit! =) Ok, the Berkeley girls are off to our Republican club meeting. Think good thoughts about how sexy we are while we’re gone!

  17. I dunno, Jacob, love trancends all political boundaries… that is, unless she’s a communist
    goes off on tangent about how I hate Karl Marx so
    and if my memory serves me right, Walmart transends all political boundaries at about 850 feet per second too… or maybe that’s .45 acp ammo, I get them confused.

  18. I decided to go the other direction and offer a critique of the ladies of IMAO. Posted it in the Candidates comments.
    I feel kindof dirty after posting it…I mean they are all so great… but I was feeling dirty after reading the Berkeley babes stuff anyway so figured before I took a shower, might as well drag ’em all thru the mud with me. 😛

  19. Aw shiittte. Wasn’t even thinking German/Nazi implication when I chose the photo (from Halloween, was St. Pauly girl), was simply thinking Hot Chick/Alcohol, two visages which tend to impart a sense of happiness better to insure a vote for me. And as for a gun? Hello???
    There’s two of ’em in that there photo, boys. Lugers.
    Wh-pish!! YOU VILL FOTE FOR ME UND YOU VILL LIKE IT!!!

  20. So can we root for our chick of choice? If so, I’m going with BerkeleyGirl.
    I spent the first 9 yrs. of my life in central CA (San Carlos), so I’m a little partial. And she’s hot. 😀

  21. I agree with Nony Mouse — Frank just has the hottest readers, so interest is huge!
    Dan, I have no significant other, but since the Berkeley hotties have your attention, I’ll turn mine to the judges…
    um, Doug, I’m currently between jobs, so I can’t buy your vote with money, but i did say really nice things about you on my blog. does that count?
    John, I said nice things about you too, for real.
    and Frank J, well as always, i love you!! hmm, was that going too far? sorry.

  22. Oh why not. My take, from top to bottom, grading both the photo and the essay with the photo being worth twice the points, I say:
    11 19 20 13 12 1 7 18 10 16 5 9 2 15 17 6 4 3 14 8
    The top 8 were very close (4 and 5 actually tied). I’m actually kind of glad I didn’t win the contest to judge.

  23. SarahK,
    You were somewhere around second for me. Major points for being blonde and using a gun.
    BerkleyChick (Reva) and Miss Beca have not received nearly enough Kudos. Yes, Ms. Beca, War IS sexy ;).
    Frank,
    I’m in the market for a good hold-out/pocket pistol…recommendations?

  24. Thanks, miranda!
    I’m whippin’ up some chocolate chip and some oatmeal/raisin (my great-grandmother’s recipe) this weekend. Want some? Just send me a snail-mail (c:

  25. I can’t figure out why more people aren’t singing the praises of the absolutely adorable Miranda. Not only is she gorgeous and (to judge by her smile) impish, she also knows how to dress modestly and well.
    Top Five easy.

  26. This is what happens when you ask Americans to give (especially when you ask to give for our soldiers), and let’s remind people that even though the goal has been met, lets keep giving!!!
    From opinionjounal.com “This is a remarkable story of can-do. I think it is also the story of a nation willing to do more than it has been asked by the Bush administration. It is about the need for an Iraqi home front.
    The column describing Spirit of America’s effort to raise $100,000 for the TV stations appeared in this space 14 days ago. Since then, the following has happened:
    Jim Hake, Spirit of America’s entrepreneur founder, says they have received $1.52 million. Some 7,000 donations have come from every state, and one from . . . France.”
    http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110005024

  27. –Well, I got my email, too. I’m… trying… very… hard… to… control… my… excitement… … … TOMORROW!! THEY SAID TOMORROW!!! Please, someone tell me… does it really mean that they will come out of the woodwork and try to physically hurt us??? Dear Lord, think of it!! It will be like rabbit hunting, only you just stand there and wait for the rabbits to charge at you- then you just aim, hold, and squeeze…
    –Okay… deep breath… of course it is just the stupid, f’ing limey making more stupid f’ing limey noise.
    –I’ll grab some extra ammo, just in case. I can always use it up on my fully poseable Kim Jong Il action target figure.

  28. Serenity and Miranda – you are gorgeous, and were I a judge, I’d be torn between the two of you. Were I Frank, I’d pick you both… Good luck!
    Oh, and it’s nice to see that XTREME DUM, Johnny Dope, Curl, and the Spinach Militant are (ha, actually that should be “is” since those four are singular) still alive and kickin’.
    There ya go ladies – for the tie-breaker – let’s hear your plans for what to do with this guy (Spinach Militant et al.) It’s kind of like the Miss America thing where the girls always blather on about wanting world peace blah blah blah, but YOU actually get the opportunity to say what really needs to be said! Ready, set, GO!

  29. Actually I think if you just left him alone in a room with all 20 contestants that would be a good start. He would begin having visions of Islamic Paradise. That is until we worked him over, then he would have no vision at all.

  30. to the limey–well, there’s my all time favorite, the Boston 2-step. or we could put a lit M-80 in his mouth and watch his head blow apart.
    and as far as preventing capitalism’s downfall–go buy stuff. alternately, one could contribute to the “buy beca something nice” fund, and i will singlehandedly do my best to keep capitalism afloat.
    keep in mind i did not see this email of which we speak when considering my answers.
    B.

  31. Thanks for the kind words guys 🙂
    And for the cookies in advance, Recovering!
    What should we do with the Limey?
    Have him confined in close quarters with Helen Thomas with only a copy of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations and a Monopoly board for entertainment.
    Oh, and of course Helen’s delightful company and conversation!

  32. Well, I didn’t get his… entertaining? email myself, so I can’t reply in kind. But he seems to be the type that needs a quiet room with nothing sharp while someone gently breaks him loose from the fantasy world he’s been believing exists. And then you bring in the Cluebat. About halfway through, he’ll probably start realizing what a, um, dimwit he’s been and repent (by definition, if he hasn’t figured it out yet, you aren’t half-way through).

  33. i agree with all the other ladies, but would like to add that with the Cluebat, we break his legs and smash his kneecaps. then we gouge out his eyes with his own fingers… oh, who am i kidding? Recovering Liberal is right, i’m bringing my gun (and i hope Miss Beca brings hers). Miranda, you’re so much nicer than me, but i do love the idea of beating him down with capitalism. jonag, we’ll have him begging for his 72 raisins.

  34. May 1st, I’ll be at the range. In respect to the limey’s email, I think I’ll pick up some limes for targets.
    Miranda: You scare me. Locked in a room with Helen Thomas? (shudders)

  35. I don’t think there’s any reason to limit ourselves to one tactic or another. After all, there are a lot of “Limeys” out there, and I’m sure we’d get bored without a little variety. So one day Helen Thomas, one day kneecaps…you know, keep them on their toes. =)

  36. Ok…this is never easy…
    In no noticable order…
    The Berkley ladies…(I vote for a dual title…they can model them together!)
    Heather (as I’m a long time fan)
    SarahK (though a gun saftey refresher course is in order…never keep your finger on the trigger unless you’re actually shooting)
    and Willow (Helllllooooo Nurse!).

  37. Oho – the comments section has moved. I originally commented in a previous thread – I am reposting here. The voice of reason must be heard by the judges before it is too late.
    I am a first-time visitor to IMAO.
    I came to see the pictures of pretty women.
    I was not disappointed.
    There are some strong candidates, including the woman with a facial expression that indicates indifference pointing a pistol at the camera. Nice.
    However, there can be only one, and judges, take heed; there is only one to choose from.
    Carissa (aka Berkeley Girl) is, IMHO, ultra-sweet and the obvious choice. She has everything anybody requires to be a superior t-shirt model.
    What does the shirt say? Who cares? She’d look good in a Che Guevera or a Pat Buchannan shirt.
    What style of t-shirt is it? low cut? mock turtle? wife-beater? Again, this matters not. Carissa has the hair, eyes, lips, neck, shoulders, bust and curves to make any style of shirt shine like the sun. She would make anyone want to read the small print (please, let me read the small print).
    These are the facts. Hopefully the judges will choose wisely.
    If my opinion meant anything, I would go on longer. If physically threatening someone would do any good, then I would punch any man, woman or child in the face for this “Carissa”.
    Thanks for a great first-time visit. I suggest holding such contests on a weekly basis.

  38. cracking up
    So what you need, Jakenumber, is one of those buttons with tiny print that says “Cleavage Inspector, Thank You!” so that any lady who bends closer to read it will give you a nice view?

  39. Well, if thinly veiled threats of violence accomplish something, here goes:
    “You judges better vote for Miranda if you know what’s good for you. And you DO know what’s good for you, right? Ahem.”

  40. Did anyone witness the “revolution”? Saturday, May 1st came and went, but I missed the Revolution. All this hype, the (retarded) e-mail, and for what? Stupid Limey, just like a liberal: all threats, no balls.
    YAY CAPITALISM!

  41. Sorry, Jakenumber, I’m a fairly hopeless flirt. I couldn’t have a picture up that didn’t have some of that with it, now could I? But I thought the copy I sent out at least showed the details of the shirt and where my waist and hips were a bit better.. oh well, I will not be too terribly disappointed if I loose to the members of my competition I thought deserved the win.

  42. Jake — do you have Jenny’s number? 😛
    Welcome to the jungle that is IMAO. This is a monkey-free jungle, with the exception of a token monkey by the name of Spacemonkey.

  43. Krak;
    Jenny’s number is on the wall.
    Thanks, BTW, it’s an interesting site. Lucky for IMAO, I actually am a monkey; a very well-trained and high-functioning super monkey.
    Nona;
    I am also a pathetic flirt, as I tend to talk straight to strangers, which violates the golden rule of flirting: lie.
    Anyway, less talk, more action. I am solemnly requesting more photos.

  44. Sorry, Jakenumber, I’m not giving out more photos at the moment. And I don’t lie when I flirt, that’s cheating. Teasing, bantering, and making some of the worst puns in history — sure, for a laugh. But not letting the truth be known is a sure way to get into trouble, like the poor sap who I helped out yesterday right after he found out that his ‘girlfriend’ of a few months had been with another guy for years. twitch

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