Im not really sure what Pat just said, but she speaks for many of us, and I think she nailed it......whatever it was.

consider me not among the "us".

in 1971 john lennon was classified as a threat to national security...

damn hippie terrorists!!! they're evil...evil i tell ya!

Oh, well. Maybe the super volcano at Yellowstone will blow again soon (and according to schedule), once more causing the near extinction of the human race. It'll take another 100,000 years or so for us to screw things up this badly. Again.

I see your point, Pat, and, given the mind-set of the administration we are applying to, "Confused" may be a better, more clear appelation, for them to comprehend.
Also, we can inform them that we have, in our possession, as well as the means of disseminationg, implements of mass confusion, cells, world-wide, an amorphous, almost indiscernable organizational structure, and, the ability to blend into the general population.
Also, we have a key member, who denies his membership, Todd!!!
See how scary we sound, already??
but, Pat, I don't think you are older, than me, I may be wrong, but, don't think so
(9-27-46)

Deb, Bumper, et al., Molly's columns are available at
http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/columnists/molly_ivins/ . They keep previous ones available, and there's not a charge. The latest one was published today.

Bumper, the Axis bit was sent to me via e-mail with no attribution; one of those things that get sent all over the 'net, so you'd have to submit it with "author unknown."

There's an old joke, about a guy, on an urban street corner, late one night, all bent over searching on the ground... a friend of his comes by and says "Whatcha doin?" the guy says.. "lookin for my damn car keys" his friend says "Where'd you see em, last?".."down that alley"... "why are you looking, here, then?" 1st guy says, "light's better, here"
while we chase Muslim extremists, all over the globe, we continue to be slavishly dependent, on the corporate oligarchy, that is the petro-chemical industry, blind, to the negative fall-out, short & long term, that our dependency perpetuates ...
we need a global <Manhatten Project, so the dinosaurs and ferns, can sleep, in peace, Power comes from sun, wind & water, we better learn that lesson, (about 4th grade science, I think), damn fast!!!

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by todd:

consider me not among the "us".

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This is part of the "Todd Paradox"! The more he denies membership in the fraternity of blunder, the more he proves he belongs to it, and perhaps even DEFINES it!

precisely, Larry....the ubiquitous "Todd-a-dox" of selective obliviosity, to willfully not know, what one knows, intuitivly....or, what the other end of the ostrich sees, when it's head is in the sand..!

precisely, Larry....the ubiquitous "Todd-a-dox" of selective obliviosity, to willfully not know, what one knows, intuitivly....or, what the other end of the ostrich sees, when it's head is in the sand..!
ummm, Larry, i'm gonna go play digital golf, now, I'm thinking way too much here...

Speaking of paradox themes.

Did you ever notice that some folks who make sense and know what they are saying tend to act as a muse for confusion(e.g. Todd)because even though they make sense you may find them to be cryptic or hard to understand, and some people who really don't know what they are saying and don't make much sense tend to act as a muse for clarity(e.g.George W. Bush) because they provide views devoid of logic and so full of confusion that it makes you see truths and logic more clearly?

Here ends today's reading form the book of "huh?". Can I get a "Hail homer"?!

Um..no, I'm not older than you, Bumper. Or mikey. Or Arlo. That's about it, though.

Actually..when you think about it, confusion is not only good, it's appropriate. It's positively almost enlightened.

hmmm .....thinking your Bush administration and our current government,,,in particular our premier Mr Mike Harris share a brain cell
your,s want to marry off welfare mom,s....
ours want to arrest and incarcerate the homeless.......
sad times indeed....<img src="http://www.arlo.net/ubb/smilies/frown.gif" width=15 height=15>

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by pat:

Actually..when you think about it, confusion is not only good, it's appropriate. It's positively almost enlightened.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


That's what I'm saying!!!! <img src="http://www.arlo.net/ubb/smilies/biggrin.gif" width=15 height=15>

Hail, Homer!<img src="http://www.arlo.net/ubb/smilies/alien2.gif" width=15 height=17>

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sparkydon:


ours want to arrest and incarcerate the homeless.......
sad times indeed....<img src="http://www.arlo.net/ubb/smilies/frown.gif" width=15 height=15>

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I think we've already done that. At least in NYC we must have. They were there..then starting a few years ago they weren't. I don't think they all got apartments.

I was thinking about that last night. We were driving through Times Square. Our trips to the city for the past several years have mostly taken us right down to the Village, or more uptown. Haven't been through Times Square in a while. It's..not real. It looks like a movie set. No three card monte. No hookers. No xxx rated movies. No one who even looks worn around the edges. Just stylish people walking briskly and talking on cell phones. Even the street vendors look fairly respectable and I think they're licensed or something. At this rate tourism will drop dead. There's no challenge to going to NYC anymore. People will just take up skydiving, white water rafting and bungee jumping instead.