tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post4641556866695199259..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: My roommate is a psychic.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89279438937657339602009-08-29T13:23:26.065-04:002009-08-29T13:23:26.065-04:00"One of the funniest things I have ever seen ..."One of the funniest things I have ever seen is in Hyannis. There is a book store across the street from the JFK library, and when I was there in '94 they had a display with a pellet gun with a scope in the window. I laughed for years about that."<br /><br />Interesting story, because the JFK library is in Dorchester, which is 80 miles from Hyannis, and there is no bookstore "across the street" from it, nor has there ever been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64031889510580390642009-08-27T12:10:46.113-04:002009-08-27T12:10:46.113-04:00At 10:20AM we read this on The Hill's Blog: By...<i>At 10:20AM we read this on The Hill's Blog: Byrd wants health bill renamed for Kennedy</i><br /><br />That would be great if the health bill would just go and die too!Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17881619535968659712009-08-27T10:59:44.953-04:002009-08-27T10:59:44.953-04:00I had a '67 Delta, a very similar model to the...<b>I had a '67 Delta, a very similar model to the Teddy Death Car. The day Nixon resigned, I got 25 mpg on the highway with the A/C on. </b><br /><br />The EPA didn't rate cars back then. Presumably you might get slightly better gas mileage with the Olds 350 and a Rochester 2 barrel than you would with the 455 and a quadra-bog.<br /><br />A "Car Life" magazine road test in 1968 showed an average of 12.8 MPG city and 14 MPG Hwy for the 1968 Delmont.<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/ml2h2b<br /><br />I suspect your Delta's better mileage was the result of a 2.73 ratio rear-end and taller tires. That and not having a constant BAC of 1.0. :-)<br /><br />For the record, my 1968 Camaro with a 210 HP 327 and a powerglide transmission got almost 20 MPG if I kept the points and the plugs up.B.S. philosopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991238092700083612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20734339510749668662009-08-26T23:10:18.148-04:002009-08-26T23:10:18.148-04:00PS: Larry, you win!PS: Larry, you win!Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61913578574783827822009-08-26T23:09:39.446-04:002009-08-26T23:09:39.446-04:00H'mm, good point, though who's to say I ha...H'mm, good point, though who's to say I haven't a little such experience already? IEDs, that is.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56260297360900739612009-08-26T21:04:29.636-04:002009-08-26T21:04:29.636-04:00Roberta X,
Wet hair? Not a problem. In a differen...Roberta X,<br /><br />Wet hair? Not a problem. In a different environment I would inform you <em>that</em> was an important part of what inspired the rental rates query! But that is for another time, an alternate reality or something...<br /><br />Honorable? Why, whatever could you possibly be referring too? Is there something wrong with getting you out to Boomershoot to help make explosives? I figure having someone of your intellect, technical skills, and philosophical inclinations in the mid-west with experience in making improvised explosives devices would be an asset.<br /><br />;-)Joe Huffmanhttp://blog.joehuffman.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24907045324053058242009-08-26T20:50:31.605-04:002009-08-26T20:50:31.605-04:00"Don't solicit for your sister, that'..."Don't solicit for your sister, that's not nice,<br />Unless you get a good percentage of her price"<br /><br />Too bad Olds is gone. Imagine the ad campaign for the floating Oldsmobile:<br /><br />"This is not your Uncle Ted's Oldsmobile!"Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308171394825291900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91517547408088128902009-08-26T20:11:53.817-04:002009-08-26T20:11:53.817-04:00A) It was a very fluffy towel, too. And I am So! ...A) It was a very <i>fluffy</i> towel, too. And I am So! Very! Beautiful! with my hair all wet and no makeup. You betcha.<br /><br />B) Tam, if you ask for more than 10% of my take, your job description is no longer "agent." (A nod to Tom Leher and his advice to Scouts).<br /><br />C)Joe: are your intentions even remotely honorable?<br /><br />D) Me, Rush, the janitor: that prediction was like shooting fish in a barrel, as easy as driving off a bridge....Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71194703920585319452009-08-26T19:34:19.498-04:002009-08-26T19:34:19.498-04:00B.S. Philosopher;
I had a '67 Delta, a very si...B.S. Philosopher;<br />I had a '67 Delta, a very similar model to the Teddy Death Car. The day Nixon resigned, I got 25 mpg on the highway with the A/C on. <br /><br />Kahr40;<br />They took down the bridge. The island is now served by a ferry with a rather notional schedule.Lergnomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718650151254462639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61251508748059675752009-08-26T19:20:20.416-04:002009-08-26T19:20:20.416-04:00Bobbi's psychic powers may work ONLY when she ...Bobbi's psychic powers may work ONLY when she is dripping wet and wrapped in a towel. Must be from working with all that electricity....<br /> And I'm trying really hard not to imagine the visual...my head would explode!Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46892833612112191322009-08-26T19:00:41.009-04:002009-08-26T19:00:41.009-04:00If it comes down to whether I'd rather imagine...If it comes down to whether I'd rather imagine Roberta X or Rush Limbaugh dripping wet, wrapped in a towel - <br /><br />Uh, never mind. Sorry I brought it up. I'll go to my room now.<br /><br />WV: lingr. No, I'd better go to my room.CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14628177124929883932009-08-26T17:48:38.465-04:002009-08-26T17:48:38.465-04:00Now, he's the good senator from Massachusetts....Now, he's the good senator from Massachusetts.<br /><br />Like William Henry Harrison, the best President ever.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56110561339166317252009-08-26T17:23:52.302-04:002009-08-26T17:23:52.302-04:00Timmeehh,
Oh, please. I read the post, and the i...Timmeehh,<br /><br />Oh, please. I read the post, and the image I get is Mr. Ted slumped in an elevator, with a copy of ObamaCare propped under his right ear. That image has stuck all blinking day.<br /><br />That terry cloth roommate wrap sounds good, but all I see is the wood paneled elevator image. With Kennedy poo and fluids eking out on the carpet.Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65751964607792623712009-08-26T16:17:28.845-04:002009-08-26T16:17:28.845-04:00"a dripping wet, towel-wrapped Bobbi sprang f..."a dripping wet, towel-wrapped Bobbi sprang from the shower at Roseholme Cottage"<br /><br />Great! Now I'll have that image stuck in my mind all day, how am I supposed to get any work done?Timmeehhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473249796933057572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18352799033668610282009-08-26T16:03:29.345-04:002009-08-26T16:03:29.345-04:00A slight correction. Teddy's Oldsmobile's ...A slight correction. Teddy's Oldsmobile's gas mileage needs to be expressed in terms of KPG: Knots per gallon...Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62873172860161098312009-08-26T15:51:33.735-04:002009-08-26T15:51:33.735-04:00Tam,
I'm not a betting person (the bet was Ca...Tam,<br /><br />I'm not a betting person (the bet was Caleb was about the third bet in 30 years) but I am interested in renting out your roommate for other purposes. Do have you weekend travel rates?<br /><br />;-)Joe Huffmanhttp://blog.joehuffman.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41798310020136828212009-08-26T15:26:01.793-04:002009-08-26T15:26:01.793-04:00May he now spend eternity being waterboarded in He...May he now spend eternity being waterboarded in Hell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50101946599708093082009-08-26T15:02:50.000-04:002009-08-26T15:02:50.000-04:00perlhaqr, that's going to inspire my next prot...perlhaqr, that's going to inspire my next protest sign:<br /><br />"Would the Senate please follow the inspired leadership of Ted Kennedy and <b>DROP DEAD</b>."Tirnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12545609711956034630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14993508527507691852009-08-26T14:21:33.586-04:002009-08-26T14:21:33.586-04:00OK folks, this psychic stuff's getting too wei...OK folks, this psychic stuff's getting too weird, and it's gotta stop. Well, maybe it was to be expected for those who know me, some of my friends and some of our relations buried at Arlington. But cut with the psychic in the blogsphere!<br /><br />Got a call today from a dear lady friend, at FBI. Quite a while back she heard about myself and the grave of a man named Edward Boland. She's also got illustrious family at Arlington.<br /><br />"Jim, don't you DARE..."<br /><br />"Umm, what?"<br /><br />"You know very well what!"<br /><br />I'm still being a bit dumb. "What?"<br /><br />"Kennedy, she says "Arlington," she spits. "James E. Griffin, don't you dare go pee on his grave... WITHOUT ME!"<br /><br />She is the Old Man's granddaughter.<br /><br />Hope I don't have to explain to HIM!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8970039640696533822009-08-26T14:19:33.847-04:002009-08-26T14:19:33.847-04:00Just name the damn bridge after him and let it go....Just name the damn bridge after him and let it go.kahr40https://www.blogger.com/profile/09754171029424212677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81825094082464555392009-08-26T13:53:22.946-04:002009-08-26T13:53:22.946-04:00@ Tam,
No, no! Rush does *legal* drugs in a illeg...@ Tam,<br /><br />No, no! Rush does *legal* drugs in a illegal manner. Or did.<br /><br />So, we call the death panels Mary Jo's? The application for coverage for near-drownings an Oldsmobile?<br /><br />Change ObamaCare to Chappaquiddick Care?<br /><br />How about, instead, renaming the Stimulus package the Teddy Kennedy Last Pork for Me bill.Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6217499543447861922009-08-26T13:44:42.342-04:002009-08-26T13:44:42.342-04:00I'm forced to say your comment about flotation...I'm forced to say your comment about flotation devices was just WRONG!<br /><br />In a wonderful sort of way, of course.GreatBlueWhalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099213482118106762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73702069145877124712009-08-26T13:43:27.475-04:002009-08-26T13:43:27.475-04:00"Rush Limbaugh. He is a non-wookie..."
..."<i>Rush Limbaugh. He is a non-wookie...</i>"<br /><br />So he doesn't do illegal drugs, then?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80862001413545903732009-08-26T13:33:19.930-04:002009-08-26T13:33:19.930-04:00Well I guess he served in the Army, thus he can le...Well I guess he served in the Army, thus he can legitimately be buried in Arlington. Though Elvis had a more distinguished service record...John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875185117306503147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73638260163571321012009-08-26T13:20:43.743-04:002009-08-26T13:20:43.743-04:00And now I hear Ted Kennedy will be buried next to ...<i>And now I hear Ted Kennedy will be buried next to his brothers Robert and Jack. In Arlington National cemetery. Where I have some family, and not a few friends interred. That I drive past EVERY DAY.</i><br /><br />Bottle of Scotch: $35<br />Bail: $2000<br /><br />Giving the Swimmer one last drink, after filtering it through your kidneys: worth every damned penny.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13579043129470256468noreply@blogger.com