tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post1059495937407100652..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: How is a whale like a canary?Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73742853280961754092010-03-16T13:15:02.805-04:002010-03-16T13:15:02.805-04:00What kind of idiot eats whale meat when everyone k...What kind of idiot eats whale meat when everyone knows that manatee meat is both sweeter and more tender?TBecknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67194762921521209872010-03-16T01:15:29.451-04:002010-03-16T01:15:29.451-04:00Let me read that statute again. It seems that if t...Let me read that statute again. It seems that if the whale is taken legally (under treaty) then it is legal to import.<br /><br />And I ate at that restaurant 2 months ago and they never offered me whale! <br />See if they get a big tip next time!Windy Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52819473562788523402010-03-15T18:48:41.645-04:002010-03-15T18:48:41.645-04:00Oh yeah, Deathwish, It was the Germans in the Grea...Oh yeah, Deathwish, It was the Germans in the Great War who really got it going. First guys with flame throwers and poison gas, too. We could annoy Marko with this.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26644781812723162592010-03-15T18:44:51.058-04:002010-03-15T18:44:51.058-04:00Heh. Tam said "common courtesy." I'm...Heh. Tam said "common courtesy." I'm thinking of that line in "Full Metal Jacket." You nasty girl, you.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5594979619689472772010-03-15T18:42:34.876-04:002010-03-15T18:42:34.876-04:00Tam: Fair enough.
og: Whacon. :DTam: Fair enough.<br /><br />og: Whacon. :Dperlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88059317133503454112010-03-15T17:56:44.977-04:002010-03-15T17:56:44.977-04:00A country of Law Abiding Citizens is uncontrollabl...A country of Law Abiding Citizens is uncontrollable, so they make so many varied and confusing laws that is is impossible not to break some. Then, by selectively enforcing those laws and offering deals to the convicted, they can control whomevever they choose. It is the basis for the "Aristocracy of Pull": It is not what you know, but WHO, and what they owe you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21067140699997241962010-03-15T14:59:15.438-04:002010-03-15T14:59:15.438-04:00I am absolutely dying to get my hands on some whal...I am absolutely dying to get my hands on some whale bacon.oghttp://www.neanderpundit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-75592917497369238132010-03-15T14:23:42.983-04:002010-03-15T14:23:42.983-04:00"Apparently neither the heavily fact-checked ...<i>"Apparently neither the heavily fact-checked reporter nor their layers of editorial oversight at CNN has access to Google."</i> <br /> <br />That is actually possible. I read an article a couple of years back by a grad student who summer-interned at a national TV network news org. In passing, she mentioned recieving a memo that personnel were forbidden to use Google. <br /> <br />This may be because the company subscribes to several paid search engines (eg LExis/Nexis) and wants to be sure they are used. OTOH, those seaches would come up with, at the very least, the same legal reference[s].John Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801684602403824157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6263802939609407502010-03-15T10:32:26.342-04:002010-03-15T10:32:26.342-04:00Before one blames Ben for Daylight Savings Time, o...Before one blames Ben for Daylight Savings Time, one should consider that he was making a joke.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58112087647103787942010-03-15T09:56:05.972-04:002010-03-15T09:56:05.972-04:00From what I can tell by reading the story, the rep...From what I can tell by reading the story, the reporter screwed the pooch on this one. The statute cited in the story seems to be the one linked to by Tam, which reads as if it is illegal to offer the meat for sale, but not to actually consume it. Would not be the first time a reporter completely missed the mark in regards to a law or legal interpretation.Siltazayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335561154859401274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46642990023022196892010-03-15T09:42:08.390-04:002010-03-15T09:42:08.390-04:00Here's what I got so far: 16 U.S.C. § 1372.
M...Here's what I got so far: <a href="http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/16/31/II/1372" rel="nofollow">16 U.S.C. § 1372</a>.<br /><br />My blood pressure has dropped ever so slightly.<br /><br />Still digging.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64125082788722948642010-03-15T09:35:48.711-04:002010-03-15T09:35:48.711-04:00Boyd,
"I know it would be heresy to think su...Boyd,<br /><br />"<i>I know it would be heresy to think such a thing about a journalist, but is it possible that the writer hasn't a clue what they're writing about and screwed up their reportage of reality?</i>"<br /><br />I sure as heck hope so. I'm googling even now.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79693544620421747872010-03-15T09:32:06.721-04:002010-03-15T09:32:06.721-04:00Although the term "cannibalism" is an od...Although the term "cannibalism" is an odd one. It sounds like it means the promotion of or belief in the consumption of human flesh by humans, rather than the act itself.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42325702940897955992010-03-15T09:29:18.499-04:002010-03-15T09:29:18.499-04:00Um, except for the "no Federal misdemeanors&q...Um, except for the "no Federal misdemeanors" part. <br /><br />I'd say the ability to prosecute crimes is inherent and necessary, and some of those crimes will be misdemeanors. <br /><br />Smuggling a carton of cigarettes, that sort of thing.<br /><br />But I think that my orifice, my choice is pretty reasonable.<br /><br />And cannibalism is not a crime in my state.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56457042126391961692010-03-15T09:24:56.783-04:002010-03-15T09:24:56.783-04:00Waitasecond...
First, the article's author sa...Waitasecond...<br /><br />First, the article's author says it's illegal to consume whale meet in the US, then they address "The misdemeanor charge."<br /><br />I know it would be heresy to think such a thing about a journalist, but is it possible that the writer hasn't a clue what they're writing about and screwed up their reportage of reality?<br /><br />Naw, not even remotely possible.Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669546385569304284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-47694861917094927112010-03-15T09:17:50.894-04:002010-03-15T09:17:50.894-04:00perlhaqr,
Need I remind you that not even murder ...perlhaqr,<br /><br />Need I remind you that not even murder is within the proper purview of the federal government?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80365190441691860922010-03-15T09:16:33.045-04:002010-03-15T09:16:33.045-04:00Go burn a tire. It'll make you feel better.Go burn a tire. It'll make you feel better.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4944634043829104962010-03-15T09:12:08.622-04:002010-03-15T09:12:08.622-04:00So, should laws against cannibalism be state laws,...So, should laws against cannibalism be state laws, then?perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87035428310833286102010-03-15T09:09:13.750-04:002010-03-15T09:09:13.750-04:00The weigh also most nothing in their element?The weigh also most nothing in their element?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8107884979129580262010-03-15T08:58:18.770-04:002010-03-15T08:58:18.770-04:00Still peeved at Ben for this whole Daylight Saving...Still peeved at Ben for this whole Daylight Savings Time thing. Maybe I should check Snopes to be sure he is the one to blame, or if he's been falsely attributed with this whole monstrosity.<br /><br />So Ben get's no sympathy, that busybody. <br /><br />The others, I'll cut some slack. <br /><br />And now I want a whale steak....New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8490012708621452042010-03-15T08:43:07.797-04:002010-03-15T08:43:07.797-04:00"The powers delegated by the proposed Constit..."The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State." -- Madison, Federalist #45<br /><br />They sure sold us a bill of goods with that one. Someone should have listenend to Patrick Henry:<br /><br />"Now, Sir, the American spirit, assisted by the ropes and chains of consolidation, is about to convert this country to a powerful and mighty empire."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com