tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post5029725275606710167..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71924342940700299302010-07-13T14:32:42.761-04:002010-07-13T14:32:42.761-04:00SCOTUS on McDonald: "right right; left left h...SCOTUS on McDonald: "right right; left left hanging."<br /><br />ATAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74923127551995199932010-07-12T23:49:28.136-04:002010-07-12T23:49:28.136-04:00The left-wing take on predictable irrationality is...The left-wing take on predictable irrationality is that it proves we can't trust human judgment and must trust their judgment instead.<br /><br />So if you ever wondered if they're from another planet...Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720409839023747889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12394195292787859262010-07-12T21:25:29.278-04:002010-07-12T21:25:29.278-04:00Cape buffalo - the herbivores' revenge.Cape buffalo - the herbivores' revenge.Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86011149806196859432010-07-12T20:41:58.500-04:002010-07-12T20:41:58.500-04:00Joe- he's being a biology pedant, or a linguis...Joe- he's being a biology pedant, or a linguistic one. American "buffalo" are bison, genus <i>Bison</i>, water buffalo and cape buffalo are buffaloes, two other genus of bovids.LabRathttp://www.atomicnerds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-70275848006382901512010-07-12T20:40:25.580-04:002010-07-12T20:40:25.580-04:00Joe Allen,
"Huh? There are farms all over th...Joe Allen,<br /><br />"<i>Huh? There are farms all over the country raising and selling buffalo for meat and breeding stock.</i>"<br /><br />I think Og was pointing out that what we call "buffalo" are technically bison. ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34519500744249822292010-07-12T20:33:27.056-04:002010-07-12T20:33:27.056-04:00"That that is is that that is not is not.&quo..."That that is is that that is not is not." From seventh grade English, I believe. We also parsed/diagrammed sentences and did other useless stuff. It was fun.<br />BRBbrbiswritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238551308132973791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77279439149952333232010-07-12T20:19:14.323-04:002010-07-12T20:19:14.323-04:00"The Illusion of Conscious Will" will bl..."The Illusion of Conscious Will" will blow your hair back.Davehttp://nocarmommy.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-70699369646033981492010-07-12T19:57:00.733-04:002010-07-12T19:57:00.733-04:00"No buffs outside of zoos in the USA."
..."No buffs outside of zoos in the USA."<br /><br />Huh? There are farms all over the country raising and selling buffalo for meat and breeding stock.Joe Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610203017162443764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10527156257517843832010-07-12T19:00:34.046-04:002010-07-12T19:00:34.046-04:00Hmmm. I interpreted it the way cj did.
BTW, Tam ...Hmmm. I interpreted it the way cj did.<br /><br />BTW, Tam - thought of you at lunch. The Philadelphia branch of Fogo de Chao. Lots and lots of fraldinha....RM1(SS) (ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13101367196599109034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80819249630771831132010-07-12T18:23:01.367-04:002010-07-12T18:23:01.367-04:00Kluge/kludge. Kluge was/is a diecutting/embossing...Kluge/kludge. Kluge was/is a diecutting/embossing press that consists of several layers of rube goldberg crap piled atop each other. Supposedly where the word came from. Hey, I used to work on 'em. :P And yeah, they're still in business.Darrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64160913797507938532010-07-12T16:40:01.847-04:002010-07-12T16:40:01.847-04:00"Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo"..."Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo"<br /><br />No buffs outside of zoos in the USA.<br /><br />Just a nitpick. back to your regular programming.oghttp://www.neanderpundit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24928075799126881252010-07-12T15:21:34.786-04:002010-07-12T15:21:34.786-04:00What is interesting is that a passage form the ope...What is interesting is that a passage form the opening of the book (is Amazon "preview" AMAZING or what!?) hints at something that was posted at the NYT:<br /><br /><a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/the-anosognosics-dilemma-1/?hp" rel="nofollow">Something’s Wrong but You’ll Never Know What It Is</a><br /><br />The article talks about how people might just be inattentive to even know if/when something is wrong...<br /><br />The passage in the book is "<i>What is really amazing, in hindsight, is that most people probably did not even realize it was possible to do better...</i>"<br /><br />I'll be reading this book!Lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09281676558516912247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79943801757867127212010-07-12T12:12:03.874-04:002010-07-12T12:12:03.874-04:00Here's another (keeping it clean "For the...Here's another (keeping it clean "For the Children"): The F;;k;;g F;;k;r's F;;k;;g well F;;k;d. Inspired by Lennie Bruce.Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66421675213508927842010-07-12T11:37:21.940-04:002010-07-12T11:37:21.940-04:00"Why it's so hard to stay on a diet, and ..."Why it's so hard to stay on a diet, and so easy to procrastinate?"<br /><br />Story of my life.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81883883272811906142010-07-12T11:25:43.879-04:002010-07-12T11:25:43.879-04:00Darn. I read it as "People who are good with ...Darn. I read it as "People who are good with people departed in the left direction."cjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-910546443967917732010-07-12T11:03:02.633-04:002010-07-12T11:03:02.633-04:00Daisy, Daisy, tell me your answer, do.Daisy, Daisy, tell me your answer, do.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16999917208287448742010-07-12T09:56:00.547-04:002010-07-12T09:56:00.547-04:00Why am I thinking Gallagher might have said those ...Why am I thinking Gallagher might have said those things before hauling out the groceries and the Sledge-o-Matic?Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66694531315424890752010-07-12T09:41:11.285-04:002010-07-12T09:41:11.285-04:00Hunh? (My coffee must be broken this morning.)Hunh? (My coffee must be broken this morning.)Ed Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332424242231481277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22240646550727330122010-07-12T09:22:10.267-04:002010-07-12T09:22:10.267-04:00One of my favorites:
Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buff...One of my favorites:<br /><br />Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.<br /><br />Or; New York Bison intimidate New York bison.Joe Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610203017162443764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32012953178872707202010-07-12T09:18:36.867-04:002010-07-12T09:18:36.867-04:00Dan Ariely has two books that are related in topic...Dan Ariely has two books that are related in topic: <i>Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions</i> and <i>The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home</i>. <br /><br />I'm halfway through both and, sad to say, see myself in a lot of the irrational examples he lists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com