The Off Topic Topic

[Razgovory]

You mean the tapes that came out the other day where Fox News people were asking Petreus how he wanted the media spun, if he would please run for President and if he did do so they would be his "in house" staff?

[Sheilbh]

What is your understanding based on.

The initial reports I read of Petraeus's testimony.  CIA said it was al-Qaeda, other agency altered it.  Then there was lots of excitable debate over whether it was the White House, apparently it was the DNI.  Apparently the concern was protecting American intelligence operations in Libya by not making public what they knew.

I think this is on the DNI's role, can't remember where I read reasons:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrybell/2012/11/25/dni-director-draws-short-straw-in-white-house-benghazi-cover-up-blame-game/

The nation's not transfixed.  It's a news junkie story.  Didn't register on most people's radars.

That's transfixed half a nation.

[Lettow77]

long gushing post about russia, with ensuing sonnet

Japan has accurately anticipated my feelings and reaffirmed my faith in the vitality and excellence of their visual media
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLoY_vtLdVY

so very excellent

[Phillip V]

Romney Shopping Spree

Romney drowned his post-election blues by going on a shopping spree at wholesaler CostCo yesterday; bought paper plates, dixie cups, wrapping paper, V8 juice drinks, pretzel snacks, Bisquick, bottled water, and a little toy car (for grandchild?). A baseball cap and sunglasses failed to hide his identity.

[Syt]

[Admiral Yi]

 

[lustindarkness]

Star Trek Phaser Battle was cooler anyways.

I only vaguely remember that.  I think we went through a couple Mattel Football handhelds though.

edit:  Oh, and both of you jerks forced me to go to http://www.wishbookweb.com/ to look through old catalogs.  I could waste an entire day looking through the 1979 Sears Christmas Catalog.

I hate you for posting that.

[lustindarkness]

I had these :


Wonder where my atari ended up? 
http://www.wishbookweb.com/1980_JCPenny_Christmas/images/1980%20JCPenny%20Christmas%20page557.jpg

Had I kept my Millenium Falcon, would I sell it? 
http://www.wishbookweb.com/1979SearsCWeb/images/SearsWishbook.1979C.P619.jpg

Wow, look at some of the prices on the 1933 catalog.  Ok, time to get off that page.

[Ed Anger]

The Jabba playset is missing something. Something high on coke in a bikini.

[derspiess]

Wonder where my atari ended up? 
http://www.wishbookweb.com/1980_JCPenny_Christmas/images/1980%20JCPenny%20Christmas%20page557.jpg

Had I kept my Millenium Falcon, would I sell it? 
http://www.wishbookweb.com/1979SearsCWeb/images/SearsWishbook.1979C.P619.jpg

Wow, look at some of the prices on the 1933 catalog.  Ok, time to get off that page.

I have my Millenium Falcon, X-wing fighter and the Hoth playset.  Never had the Jabba thing.  My brother's tie-fighter ended up getting destroyed. 

Were you like me as a kid-- did you get pissed at how they mis-represented scenes in the ads?  DARTH VADER AND OBI WAN KENOBI DID NOT FIGHT ON TATTOINE

[derspiess]

Btw I love the "Consumer Information About Electronic Games" blurb in the JCPenney catalog.

[lustindarkness]

Endless arguments on what actually happened in the movies versus what we played, I was the youngest but I would bully my brother to admit he was wrong just so I could "win" our battles. I would "forget" details easily in my advantage.

[jimmy olsen]

Hot anti-semitic Palestinian college student was hitting on me at the bar tonight. 

[Habbaku]

Show her your one-eye, Dayan.

[DGuller]

Show her your one-eye, Dayan.